Vianey Mushabizi – Maître of Inanga: Music from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2022) Vianey Mushabizi, also known as Jean Marie Vianey Mushabizi, is a highly acclaimed…
Vianey Mushabizi, Master of the Ugandan Inanga
Tag: Rwandan music
Inanga, the Trough Zither of Central/Eastern Africa
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…
Traditional Rwandan Songs with Umuduri & Ikinyuguri
Iyakaremye & Iyamuremye – Umuduri & Ikinyuguri: Songs from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2021) “Umuduri & Ikinyuguri: Songs from Rwanda” present the songs of Iyakaremye &…
Artist Profiles: Samputu
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.…
Expert Testimony
Samputu Testimony From Rwanda (Multicultural Media MCM 4003, 2004) It’s been a decade since the genocide in Rwanda, a massive tragedy that the United States…