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Tag: Rwanda

The Good Ones - Rwanda Sings with Strings cover artwork. A photo of the duo.
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The Good Ones Weave Rwanda’s Stories With Chamber Grace

Angel Romero September 20, 2025 No Comments RwandaRwandan musicThe Good Onesworld music

The Good Ones – Rwanda Sings with Strings (Glitterbeat, 2025) Rwandan folk duo The Good Ones return with Rwanda Sings with Strings, their fifth album…

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Vianey Mushabizi playing the inanga
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Inanga, the Trough Zither of Central/Eastern Africa

Angel Romero March 24, 2023 No Comments BurundiDemocratric Republic of CongoRwandaRwandan musicUgandaUgandan musicworld music

The inanga, also known as enanga, ennanga, ikivuvu, and indimbagazo, is a traditional musical instrument played in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and parts of the Democratic…

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Artist Profiles: Samputu

Angel Romero January 1, 2019 No Comments RwandaRwandan musicSamputu

Samputu is a singer from Rwanda with a strong, clear and beautiful voice, which harmonizes and leads in soaring passages, and whispers in quiet ballads.…

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Campaign Started to Build Pianos in Rwanda

Angel Romero May 10, 2017 1 Comment pianoRwanda

A group of three friends has gotten together to build pianos in Rwanda. After the closure of the only piano factory in South Africa years…

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