mercredi 29 mars 2017

2nd April 2017 - 4th annual edition of INGANZO YA KAYIREBWA is back at Marriott Kigali.

Illustration by John Nyaga for the East African.

WHAT IS INGANZO YA KAYIREBWA?


Since its inception in 2012, the show has been staged at different locations towards the end of March. Last year it was held at Hotel des Mille Collines, while in 2015 the event went out of town, at Masaka Farm. In 2014, the 1st ever Inganzo Ya Kayirebwa was held at the AHAVA RIVER in Kicukiro.  
For a musician that is considered a custodian of Rwandan folk music and traditional values, Kayirebwa’s event is more than just music and a quick buck to be made from it. It’s about remembrance, healing and hope – a powerful symbol of transition to the commemoration period for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
The event format is divided in multi parts: a multi media part with screening of rare and never seen contents, a musical performance by Kayirebwa, a transmission element as younger talents step on stage to interpret one of her songs and one original composition, and an interactive part as the singer shares stories, anecdotes and breakdown songs meaning as well as answer questions from the general public.
SOUND LIKE A VERY INTIMATE EXPERIENCE. WHERE WILL INGANZO YA KAYIREBWA 2017 BE TAKING PLACE?

HOW MUCH IS IT AND WHERE CAN I PURCHASE MY TICKETS?

IS HER MUSIC AVAILABLE ONLINE? 
Yes, you can find Cecile Kayirebwa on
and 
IT IS ALSO A FUND RAISER, WHO IS AND WHAT DOES CEKA I RWANDA DO?
The not for profit organisation aims to preserve and archive the cultural heritage of Rwanda through music, dance and poetry. An important work to be done as the new generation is increasingly influenced by global culture to the detriment of their own heritage and identity.
During the event at Marriott Hotel, Kayirebwa will be releasing three retrospective albums of songs she has arranged and sung to celebrate legendary Rwandan folk musicians, most of whom have since died. For this project, she partnered with producers from Rwanda. 
The triple CD release pays tribute to the work of singer-composers Celestin Rwirangira, Ladislas Twahirwa and also an album called Inwatwa, which is folk music performed by Batwa women still living in Kigali today.
There is a lot of very urgent artistic and academic work to be done for the preservation of Rwandan traditional culture such as the collection of data & knowledge, the transcript and translation of classic folk songs & pastoral poetry, the archiving, the restauration and digitization of old recordings as well as doing new recordings as professionally as possible etc... Also desire and ambition to create cultural spaces to learn, practice and perform regularly is a very urgent aspect of CEKA I RWANDA's work. Read more here
INDEED THIS IS A MAMMOTH YET IMPORTANT WORK. IT SEEMS LIKE A TIMELY REMINDER AS AS RWANDA ENTER INTO THE REMEMBRANCE PERIOD?
Yes, it is an opportunity for remembrance, healing and hope through culture, music and dance – a powerful and symbolic vehicle of transition towards the commemoration period for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. 
Watch UBUTUMWA (The Message) - A powerful and emotional remembrance song composed 15 years ago by Mrs Kayirebwa. The song was held preciously for many years and only performed during the Icynamo period at many events organised by the Rwandan diaspora across Europe and America since. In 2014, she finally decided to recorded it and shoot a video to mark the 20th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi of Rwanda.

THANK YOU, SO SEE YOU ON SUNDAY!