This (Thursday) lunchour, Kigali City Center business came to a standstill when dozens of men and women clad in traditional Rwandan attire walked and staged at Kigali City Tower drumming nonstop.
Business temporarily closed as many dwellers walked to take a glimpse of a surprise event that lasted nearly thirty minutes.
Many People kept asking why the drumming was suddenly at the city tower.
Several onlookers claimed it was an event to officially inaugurate the highest building in Rwanda( KCT).
Traffic Police, ensured the drummers were safe during their walk to the city tower, walking from the main round about towards Rubangura shopping complex and staged at Kigali city tower walkway.
IGIHE Was right on time at the scene. Below we bring you the unedited event captured on still photos.
The Drum, is symbolic instrument of Rwanda. It part of life in Rwandan tradition.
Thus 147 drummers from the 5 Provinces of Rwanda headed by Damascus Mbarushimana brought Kigali city to a standstil for thirty minutes of uninterupted drumming.
15 minutes of jubilation, for 15 minutes launch the Music Festival as it should to Kigali, 15 minutes between modernity and traditon with the drums in the foreground and the Kigali City Tower in the background.
This was simply a Music Festival event organized by the Institution for the Franco-Rwanda in partnership with Professional Drummers, supported by the University and Ingoma Nshya Nationale of Butare and under the benevolence of the Rouère security of Kigali, Kigali City Council and Ministry of Culture.
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