The French Institute of Rwanda officially on 16th of February inaugurated a modern Music studio in Kigali– a studio that will help conduct training and professionalising Rwandan artists.
The new music studio is installed with various musical instruments. It has a total of 2 drums, 2 keyboards, 3 congas, 1 table of percussions, 2 bass guitars, 2 acoustic guitars, 2 electric guitars and software for music mix.
Though this studio is filled with musical instruments, it isn’t all the music this new studio will be used for.
At the official inauguration of the studio, the co director of the French institute Maurice Brouard, told the press that next year, there will be a selection of ten groups of musicians and singers that will be picked by great legends of Rwanda such as Jean Mustsare, Albert Rudatsimbura and more, the selected will be given vocal training from international and master class professionals.
Musicians and singers that will be selected shall be given an opportunity to live aboard for twelve months where they will develop their talents and improve their creation all for free and all will be given lessons by Artists from different parts of Africa.
Teachers will include; Sia tolno from Guinea winner of the RFI music of 2011, guitarist Vieux Farka Toure from Mali, Uganda’s Maurice Kirya and German based opera singer Jacques-Greg Belobo who will be teaching vocal lessons in bass baritone.
The unique combination of all these musicians and blend of voices is deemed to make the environment in Rwanda as well as the great lakes region a reference for musicians everywhere in East Africa.
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