{"id":40052,"date":"2019-09-20T08:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/battle-of-the-bands-salus-music-band-beats-source\/"},"modified":"2019-09-20T08:16:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:16:15","slug":"battle-of-the-bands-salus-music-band-beats-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/battle-of-the-bands-salus-music-band-beats-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of The Bands: Salus Music Band beats Source Of Melody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both bands competed on Tuesday night 17th September 2019.  <\/p>\n<p>The Battle of the Bands is a competition that Kigali Marriott Hotel hosts in partnership with Made Beats by Igihe and Royal FM, Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>Kigali Marriott Hotel introduced the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 competition with the aim of boosting entertainment in Rwanda and promote the visibility of local bands by showcasing their music. It is the first hotel in Rwanda organizing such a competition.<\/p>\n<p>Battle of The Bands&#8217; second edition began on 23rd August 2019. It brings together 10 bands from across the country.  The winner is selected by popular vote of spectators through social media platforms of Kigali Marriott Hotel or filling forms available at Iriba Bar and Terrace where competitions usually take place.  <\/p>\n<p>The winner from the group of two contesting bands progresses to the next stage until the finale.<\/p>\n<p>Salus Music Band was the first to go on stage and performed songs like \u201cTajabone\u201d of Ismael L\u00f4, \u201cAppreciate\u201d of Andy Bumuntu, \u201cHappy\u201d of Pharrell Williams, \u201cUnconditionally Bae\u201d of Sauti Sol and Alikiba.<\/p>\n<p>It also performed \u201cSindagira unsange\u201d of Ntibahanana Th\u00e9ophile, \u201cNaraye ndose\u201d of Kamaliza and \u201cKanjogera\u201d of Intore Masamba. <\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Source Of Melody Band performed songs like \u201cEyawe Kumama\u201d, \u201cHosanna\u201d of Hillsong, \u201cImela\u201d of Nathaniel Bassey as well as \u201cThank you\u201d of The Ben and Tom Close, \u201cBoya Kotala\u201d of Henri-Papa Mulaja, \u201cNara Ekele Mo\u201d of Travis Greene and Tim Godfrey, \u201cFalling In Love With Jesus\u201d of Kirk Whalum, \u201cMenye Neza\u201d of Patient Bizimana, \u201cHallelujah\u201d of Alexandra Burke as well as \u2018\u2018Fanda Na Yo\u2019\u2019  of Alka Mbumba among others.  <\/p>\n<p>After counting votes, Salus Music Band eliminated the Source of Melody and qualified for the next stage of the competition. <\/p>\n<p>The head of Salus Music Band, Nshyimumuremyi Vedaste told IGIHE that the band is committed to winning the contest.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s victory proves that we can make it during finals and hope to get popularity from this competition,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>The second edition of the Battle of The Bands will be concluded in November 2019.  The winner of the competition will get a one-year paid contract with Marriott Hotel, to be its resident band and to open the performance of the New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The winning band will be also be offered a recording session with Made Beats.<br \/>\nKigali Marriott Hotel was officially open in October 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Apart from hospitality services, the hotel has been contributing to the improved wellbeing of the community participating in community service and subscribing to vulnerable residents for Mutuelle de Sant\u00e9, visiting patients among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32320 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9317-2-5266b.jpg\" alt=\"Salus Music Band was the first to go on stage\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32321 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9302-3-7f664.jpg\" alt=\"Salus Music Band eliminated Source of Melody and qualified for the next stage of the competition.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32322 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9319-3-44ce6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32323 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9324-50818.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32324 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9327-5-ef102.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32325 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9344-e5bff.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32326 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9347-4-2f288.jpg\" alt=\"Source Of Melody Band performing\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32327 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9349-7-17ad2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32328 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9355-4-27748.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32329 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9357-2-a16a3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32330 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9360-2-533bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32331 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9365-2-844c3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32332 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9389-4-13f02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32333 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9390-3-4833d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32334 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9393-2-f2cac.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32335 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9396-5-5ecc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32336 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9399-3-6145b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32337 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9401-4-5037d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32338 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9404-41f03.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-32339 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ry6b9406-2-7465e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Salus Music Band\u2019 has eliminated \u2018Source Of Melody\u2019, a gospel artistes\u2019 band at the 4th stage of the \u201cBattle of The Bands\u201d competition organized by Kigali Marriott 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