Category: Entertainment

{Rwandan TPF3 winner arrived in Kigali from the U.S on a surprise visit that shocked girl-friend.}

The surprise of girlfriend Esther uwingabire came as his arrival in the country was unexpected on 12th December 2013.

On his arrival at Kanombe international airport the R&B singer and song writer alpha Rwirangira was received by his father, friends and journalists.

Speaking to IGIHE Alpha Rwirangira confirmed he is in the country to celebrate Christmas and the new-year with his family and Rwandans at large.

Alpha is expected to perform for children on 25th December on Christmas day at La-palisse Club Nyandungu.

On his performance, he will be supported by Alpha Band, Peace and other popular singers.

However, it’s the 3rd time this program is taking place and was established by Alpha Rwirangira in support of young children around the country annually.

Alpha Rwirangira won the 2011 pearl of Africa music Awards as Rwanda Best male artist and also winner of Tusker project fame season 3

{Rwanda Former popular journalist and Mc Uwihanganye Jean de Dieu, mostly known as Henri Jado has been ranked among the best 15 students in his faculty at Manchester University.
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Among the students who managed to graduate at Manchester University this year include other three Rwandese.

Uwihanganye currently holds a masters degree, in the faculty of Large project management, the course he resumed last year.

The awards are expected to be submitted to them, in the graduation ceremony which will take place this Thursday 2013.

In an interview with IGIHE, Jado expressed his happiness after the conclusion of his studies in England, and confirmed he will be returning to work for his country soon.

Apart from coming back to work in his motherland, he also established a school which teaches Kinyarwanda language in Manchester (England).

Henri Jado is commonly known as a presenter in the Salus relax program which is aired on radio salus, he was also the Mc at this year’s Rwanda day which was hosted in London.

{As the curtains came down on Tusker Project Fame’s sixth season, Kenyans were up in arms over something else.
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In true TPF fashion, the finale was filled with many electrifying performances, the most memorable of which was the up-tempo duet between TPF5 winner Ruth Matete and the star of the night, Burundi’s Hope Irakoze.

Dressed in a thigh-skimming white dress, Ruth proceeded to show the audience why she deserved to win last season as they got down and showed off their moves.

However, the audience didn’t think otherwise after Ruth’s dress rode up her thighs as she was performing.

This prompted a heavy backlash on social media, where her outfit was deemed as inappropriate, especially in the light of her being a Worship leader in a local church.

Earlier this afternoon the singer took to her social media page where she posted this message in apology to all her fans. The message was met with encouraging replies from her fans, showing just how much Kenyans can be supportive.

{A nationwide campaign to raise TVET awareness among Rwandans and competitions to select students who will join a new school of music, on Friday, attracted about ten thousand local residents in Ngoma district of the Eastern Province. }

Under heavy rain, residents were eager to listen to the messages of different renowned artists while local artists and competitors from Ngoma were also there to show off their talents so they can be selected among those who will study in a school of music located in Nyundo. The School will open in January 2014.

The competitions started at 10 O’Clock and according to IGIHE journalist who was on the ground, girls and boys in Ngoma showed they are able to sing even with attractive voices.

Although there was a heavy rain, at 13h00 O’Clock, renowned artists including Tom Close, Jay Polly, Knowless, Riderman and Dream Boyz joined the stage and started performing in front of over 10, 000 people who had the pleasure and joy to see them dancing.

The same act will take place on 7th December 2013 in Rubavu District where the school of music located. The act is in line with the promotion of entrepreneurship culture.

{Due to his songs that contain a message of peace, Rwandan artist Mani Martin has been invited to “Amani” festival which will be held in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 14th December to 17th December 2013.}

The festival will be attended by other regional artists whose songs contain messages of peace

Amani Festival will bring together artists from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC and many others from Great Lakes Region.

The Festival is in line with the search of long lasting peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region.

Watch Mani Martin singing the song of peace:

angedelavictoire@igihe.com

{Rwandan artist, King James, has arrived in Bujumbura to thrill in Beer Fest Party which is scheduled on Friday and it was organized by Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi (BRARUDI).}

King James together with his Producer Pastor P left Kigali to Bujumbura on Tuesday, 26 November 2013.

Before flying to Burundi, the artist told this site that he is very happy to be invited in that warm event that will attract many music fans and many other musicians.

Recently, King James received an award from Radio Bonesha FM, because of his outstanding song called “Ndakwizera” mostly liked by many Burundians than any other foreign song played on Radio Bonesha FM.

They are expected to be back on Saturday this week.

Hopes of ever seeing Rwanda’s duo the Dream Boys on the same stage with Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz were all but dashed when the latter denied claims they would perform together at this year’s Miss East Africa Belgium.

Posters had started circulating on social network sites publicizing the highly rated show, but Diamond has all but poured cold water on any possible prospect.

Immediately after coming across the poster, the regional celebrity took to his Facebook page to deny he would perform in Belgium. He said, “I would like to say that there are rumors circulating that I will be in Belgium on December 7, 2013, but they are not true. I have not been invited by anyone or any company for that matter and I want my fans to treat the news as lies.”

Rwandashow.com tried to contact both Platini and TMC of Dream Boyz but neither of them could be reached for comment but proxy sources indicate the group had been invited separately and had no news of sharing stage with Diamond.

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{Rwandan Prosecutor and spokesperson of National Public Prosecution Authority, Alain Mukurarinda, refuted claims that he had deserted the music field because President Kagame has commanded him to stop music career in order to serve better the work of the government.}

Mukurarinda said there were rumors that President Kagame ordered him to stop music career, but during a press conference that took place on 21 November 2013, Mukurarinda explains that “those rumors have no basis”.

He said that many people keep asking him whether he has stopped his music career due to the presidential order but he responds to them that “Although they ask and say that, the truth is that such rumors are lies”

He added that “Even law gives the right to do so; President has never ordered me to stop my music career”

However, Mukurarinda told journalists that “During These past two Years” as a prosecutor, he had been taking part in the trial of two cases, one of Victoire Ingabire (the leader of FDU-Inkingi) and another one of Dr. Leo Mugesera (who was arrested and jailed due to his role in the 1994 Genocide against Tutsis.”

Mukurarinda also took the opportunity to show media that he is still a musician. “I’m back. I have new songs ranging from the 50th anniversary of Mukura Football Club to love songs, culture and social life,” says Mukurarinda.

Mukurarinda is a legend who started singing with traditional bands.

{A 19 year old beauty pageant Kaneza Naomi is set to participate in Miss Africa Montreal beauty contest.
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Kaneza is to compete among the group of 15, who will be representing African countries in Canada (Montreal).

In this regard, Kaneza Naomi calls upon all Rwandans around the world to vote for her.

She added that “I am here to represent Africa and also to promote my beautiful country, I also thank my mother who made me the person I am today and would also want to know more about the African culture”.

This is the 4th time this contest is taking place, since the year 2011, whereby the contestants compete while expressing their African cultures starting from dressings and others depending on their countries of origin.

The last time these contests took place, they were attended by 11 contestants excluding Rwandan representatives and the winner came to be Aminata Wurie from Sierra-Leone.

The first run up was Arleta Ehode from Cameroon and the 3rd became Aissatou Barry from Guinea.

Kaneza is competing with 15 beautiful contestants from Senegal, Benin, Mali, Guinea ,Equatorial Guinea represented by 2 contestants, Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal also represented by 2 contestants, Ivory coast and Cameroon also represented by 2 contestants.

Gabon and Morocco didn’t participate this time, as they had appeared in the last contests.

The first way of voting for Kaneza Naomi is visiting the website, were the voting for these beauty pageants and clicking Votez pour elle http://www.missafriquemontreal.com/candidates.html#Story