{"id":55749,"date":"2025-09-25T16:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/spin-the-block-kigali-s-homegrown-r-b-and-old-skool-party-returns-for-2nd\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:08:14","slug":"spin-the-block-kigali-s-homegrown-r-b-and-old-skool-party-returns-for-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/spin-the-block-kigali-s-homegrown-r-b-and-old-skool-party-returns-for-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin the Block: Kigali\u2019s homegrown R&B and Old Skool party returns for 2nd edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The party, which debuted in July, introduced a new soundscape to a scene where Afrobeats and Amapiano have long dominated the dance floor. Its focus on R&B, hip-hop, and soul struck a chord with revellers nostalgic for the genre\u2019s golden years, while also drawing in a younger crowd that has embraced the resurgence of contemporary R&B.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s edition will once again be hosted by MC Zuba Mutesi, with DJs Khizzbeats, DJ Karim, and others keeping the vibe alive from evening until late. <\/p>\n

Organised by SEEV Africa in collaboration with Intore Entertainment, Spin the Block positions itself within Kigali\u2019s nightlife as one of the few locally-owned concepts dedicated to R&B and Old Skool music. It aims to build a space where audiences of different generations \u2014 from fans of the new R&B wave to those raised on the sounds of the 1990s and 2000s \u2014 can converge.<\/p>\n

For the organisers, Spin the Block represents both cultural pride and creative ownership. \u201cThis is about building something rooted in Rwanda, with local DJs, hosts, and a long-term vision,\u201d SEEV Africa founder Paul Atwine said during the first edition.<\/p>\n

For Kigali, Spin the Block signals both a celebration of nostalgia and a shift toward more diverse nightlife offerings. <\/p>\n

The next edition of Spin the Block is scheduled for December 6th in Kigali, with the final event of the year set to take place in Accra, with the date to be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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Kigali\u2019s nightlife is once again set to groove to the smooth sounds of R&B and timeless Old Skool hits as Spin the Block returns for its second edition this Saturday, September 27, at Atelier Du Vin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000095116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000095116,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0k7a0431-enhanced-nr_1_logo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000095116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55749"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55749"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}