The artiste has via his social media accounts informed fans that the concert will take place on 30th July 2022.
The Ben has promised a thrilling concert to his fans and urged them to remind each other to save the date.
He was invited to perform in the annual concert dubbed ‘Africa- Nordic’ introduced by a Rwandan called Blaise Ntezimana. It is aimed at connecting Africa to countries of Northern Europe through culture and music.
The Ben is expected to stage the concert in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It will also feature performances by other Sweden artistes including Nils Ström and Joseph Nordin, Ugandan Martin Luther Kintu and Inyaruguru Ballet comprised of Rwandans living in the country.
The organizer of the concert, Ntezimana has told IGIHE the concert will also feature a session dedicated for visuals giving a glimpse into Rwanda’s attractions and investment opportunities.
Recently, The Ben performed in two concerts held in Uganda.
Some of his hit songs include ‘Tous les mêmes’, ‘Tombé pour elle’ and ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ among others.
La Fouine was invited after singer Youssoupha cancelled his performance in Kigali due to pressure from Congolese who threatened him that he might be killed if he honours the invitation to perform in Kigali.
IGIHE has learnt that discussions are ongoing smoothly where further developments will be announced.
Africa in Colors has also revealed via Twitter handle that the rapper who recently released his album dubbed “La Fouine XXI” towards the end of 2021 is awaited to perform live in Rwanda, on 2nd July 2022 at car free zone from 3:00 p.m.
Africa in Colors festival is due in Kigali from 30th June to 3rd July 2022.
The festival is expected to attract at least 5000 participants from Rwanda, Africa and beyond the continent.
These include Magic System band and South African model recently crowned Miss Universe, Zozibini Tunzi among others.
The festival will feature different activities including discussions, training sessions, virtual reality technology, entertainment and exhibitions among others.
Deep Water came out this year. It follows the life of Vic and his wife Melinda who are married but are no longer in love with each other. Thus, they each start having an affair everything goes well until Melinda’s boyfriends start disappearing and everyone suspects Vic.
{{The weekend away}}
The weekend away was released this year. It features two close friends vacationing in Croatia. It all goes well until one of them is missing and the police does not seem to help at all.
{{Death of the Nile}}
Death of the Nile was released this year, starring Gad Gadot known as Wonder Woman, in this film a newly wed couple invites a man to their honeymoon location, the Nile where he is asked to investigate a murder that happened.
{{Scream}}
Scream is a film released this year that focuses on the killings in a town located in Woodsboro, California. Teenagers are murdered and the whole town discovers a disturbing history.
{{All the old knives}}
All the old knives was released this year. It showcases a CIA operative who is trying to identify a mole inside the CIA who had caused the deaths of 100 CIA employees.
{{Memory}}
Memory was released this year. It features a professional assassin Alex who refused to work for a gang, which then wanted to kill him, he is hunted by both the gang and the FBI but he stays one step ahead, his one challenge is loss of memory he can’t tell who to trust.
{{The twin}}
The film, which was released this year, depicts a family moving to another area after losing one of their twins but they find themselves in a mysterious situation.
{{Intrigo death of an Author}}
Although the film was released in 2020. It is still very interesting, the film tells the story of a man who killed his wife and three years later, he finds out she might still be alive.
{{Escape room}}
Released in 2019, Escape Room is a film about six strangers who find themselves in a room where they have to find a way out using clues and intelligence. If they do not manage to get out, they die.
{{Escape room tournament of champions}}
The Escape Room tournament of champions was released in 2021. It is the second part of the Escape room, in this one those who managed to finish the game while still alive find themselves in another game which they must win again and find out who is behind that game.
Marie-Émilie’s love for music already showed at early a very young age: every day, she came home from kindergarten singing a new melody she learned that day. She started taking singing lessons with vocal coach Dida Robbert at the age of seven, went to the local music school and has never stopped singing ever since. She sings at every opportunity, grabs the microphone at family reunions, events in the Rwandan community in Belgium, or at gigs organized by her singing school.
At the age of 9, she tried her luck at The Voice Kids Belgique on the French speaking Belgian television, but none of the coaches turned around during her blind audition.
Her disappointment did not last long and did not affect her will to pursue a career singing. That’s her character, really. She moves lightly and happily further along her path and already has a clear idea of what she wants in life. After the experience at the Voice, she became even more determined and started listening to the greatest musicians in order to learn from them. She listens to different genres, from recent pop to jazz but her soft spot is American soul music from the 60’ and 70’.
Heavily involved in the Rwandan community, her parents Nadia and Jean-François have always been taking her to community events, and she started to learn some songs in Kinyarwanda. For the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that she attends with her parents each year, she composed the song “Humura”.
The song commemorates the victims and comfort the survivors. Born in 2009, 15 years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, she says: “I lost so many people in the Genocide that I should have known, family members whom I would have loved to know”.
This year, Marie-Emilie decided to try her luck once more and signed up for The Voice Kids, but this time on the Flemish television channel VTM. This time, she was lucky: she quickly seduced two judges during her blind audition with her bluesy voice and her powerful interpretation of Piece of my Heart from Janis Joplin. She joined the team of coach Metejoor, a rather new but very successful and promising singer-song writer who is leading the Flemish charts.
“I chose Metejoor because he was a teacher before, so I thought he must be great working with kids, and now that I work with him, I am convinced that I made the right choice.”
The next step after the blind auditions was the “knock-out” where only one out of three candidates is selected. Marie-Emilie interpreted Ain’t No Way from her greatest idol Aretha Franklin, and she did well: she impressed the judges by her soulful performance and confident attitude on stage. Marie-Emilie is now heading to the semi-finals as one of the last 16 candidates.
For sure, her successful adventure at The Voice Kids is giving her a boost, and all who follow her career are impressed by her progress. Even if she is still developing her identity as an artist at only 13 years old, an artist she already is! Her experience and success make her dream appear much closer: one day becoming a professional singer. Remember her name, Marie-Emilie Gaju, I bet you will hear from her again in the future, that kid has got a talent.
The development has been confirmed by Muneza Klepy Bertrand, one of organizers of the concert.
“There are more details yet to be made public but his concert will take place in Rwanda in May 2022. Dates and further details will be announced in coming days,” he said.
Tayc, 25, is a Cameroonian-French singer and songwriter who started his music career in 2012.
He released his first Mixtape dubbed ‘Alchemy’ in 2017, followed by H.E.L.I.O.S in 2018. Tayc’s first album dubbed ‘NYXIA’ was released in 2019 followed by ‘Fleur froide’ in 2020.
He has mostly gained popularity for various songs including Le Temps, N’y pense plus, Dis moi comment and DODO among others.
Terence Wilson — who went by the stage name Astro — performed with UB40 until 2013 before forming a breakaway band.
“We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,” his current band, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro, said on Twitter late Saturday.
“The world will never be the same without him.”
His former band confirmed the news, saying Wilson had died after “a short illness”.
UB40’s pop reggae cover of Neil Diamond’s Red Red Wine propelled them to fame, with the band going on to sell more than 100 million records.
They also held the record — shared with Madness — for most weeks spent in the UK singles chart in the 1980s.
Hailing from the British Midlands city of Birmingham, the group rode a wave of youthful discontent against the economic and political status quo, with their name referring to a form provided to people claiming unemployment benefits.
Drummer Jimmy Brown told the Guardian this year that the group had even been under surveillance by British intelligence.
“MI5 were tapping our phones, watching our houses, all sorts,” he said.
“We weren’t planning the revolution, but if the revolution happened, we knew what side we were going to be on.”
The contract has been initiated to extend awareness on the use of eCommerce across food markets, promoting digital inclusion in rural areas by guaranteeing a sustainable market for smallholder farmers as well as promoting affordable healthy lifestyle associated with consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Speaking to the media fraternity; the Founder of Food Bundles, Dioscore Shikama explained why Bruce Melodie was selected as brand ambassador for the deal estimated at Rwf1 billion but did not provide deeper details into circumstances under which the company and the artiste will ensure a win-win cooperation.
“We wanted to make an extra mile bringing extra-ordinary things in the Rwandan music industry. This is a real and fair deal,” he revealed.
According to Shikama, Food Bundles has been working with 2000 farmers and plans to increase the number 100 times.
An estimated 2.5-billion tonnes of food was lost on farms or wasted by retailers or consumers globally, accounting for about 40% of production, according to research by World Wildlife Fund and UK retailer Tesco.
Shikama expressed optimism that Bruce Melodie will contribute to Food Bundle’s campaign to reduce this kind of harvest loss and help them to boost sales.
Bruce Melodie has revealed that the deal evidences that Rwandan artistes are performing well and highlighted that it is time for the corporate world to partner with them to bring their products to limelight.
“Am very delighted for such a deal never entered before. The trust bestowed upon me is an encouragement to take my performances to greater heights. I am ready to work hard with this company,” he said.
Food Bundles Ltd is a company of professionals in Agriculture and Technology spanning decades of research and solution-based custom services.
The company commenced its business operations in Rwanda, January 2021, with the main mission to optimize the distribution of fresh food for consumers living in Cities in Africa and the Middle East.
Bruce Melodie has been reaping millions from corporate companies for years especially from telecommunication giants; banks and he previously inked partnership deal worth Rfw150 million with Kigali Arena.
Mighty Popo will be performing at the festival for the second time.
Other artistes confirmed to stage performances include Donné Roberts from Madagascar, Alpha Yaya Diallo (Guinea) and Emde (Mali) among others.
Speaking to IGIHE, Mighty Popo has promised fun-filled performances adding that he will also give the floor to his students to exhibit their talents.
“It is a great honor to perform at this big festival again. I can promise fans and everyone attending that my performance will be very amazing,” he said.
The annual festival, which is the brainchild of the Batuki Music Society in Toronto, Canada, celebrates the uniqueness, wealth and diversity of African music. It features both Canada-based and international artistes.
Batuki Music Society artistic director, Nadine McNulty recently told Music In Africa that the transition from a live audience to a virtual one has presented some challenges for the organisation to adapt to the new situation.
“This is a new environment for many of us because we lost many performances spaces and support systems that come along with producing regular live events. It was challenging to find appropriate venues that could accommodate social distancing, technical gear and staffing,” she said.
Due to unprecedented effects brought by COVID-19, McNulty revealed that the organization is learning new skill sets to continue to present its activities in the virtual world.
Having started his music career in Burundi, Mighty Popo is the man behind “Kigali Up”, a music festival that has been bringing together world-famous musicians for live musical performances and other fun-filled activities in Kigali.
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24th March each year with the aim of spreading public awareness about the global epidemic of Tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease.
In light with the celebration of World Tuberculosis Day and sensitizing the public on testing for TB, Mico The Best has organized a concert that will also feature performances by renowned rapper, Riderman.
Anita Pendo, an entertainment figure working with RBA will be the master of ceremony.
Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the concert will go live on social media platforms including his Youtube channel.
The concert will begin 7pm.
Claude Uhujimfura, the Manager of KIKAC music label has told IGIHE that the concert was organized in collaboration with relevant institutions including the Ministry of Health, Rwanda Biomedica Center among other key players in the fight against Tuberculosis.
Mico the Best officially joined anti-Tuberculosis awareness campaign in January 2020.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.
TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.
About one-quarter of the world’s population has a TB infection, which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with the disease and cannot transmit it.
People infected with TB bacteria have a 5–10% lifetime risk of falling ill with TB.
Those with compromised immune systems, such as people living with HIV, malnutrition or diabetes, or people who use tobacco, have a higher risk of falling ill.
When a person develops active TB disease, the symptoms (such as cough, fever, night sweats, or weight loss) may be mild for many months. This can lead to delays in seeking care, and results in transmission of the bacteria to others. People with active TB can infect 5–15 other people through close contact over the course of a year.
Without proper treatment, WHO says, 45% of HIV-negative people with TB on average and nearly all HIV-positive people with TB will die.
