The I am Kigali Festival invites you to dance, celebrate and have fun at the all-day festival this Saturday at RRA in Kimihurura – and it’s all free of charge.
It will be a celebration of cultural diversity when International Organization for Migration and Impact Hub Kigali open the doors to the I Am Kigali Festival this Saturday on the RRA grounds in Kimihurura. Join the free festival and dance to the tunes of Urban Boyz, Makanyaga, Moutcho, Makumbi Sound and many more to celebrate International Migrants Day.
To mark this year’s International Migrants Day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has partnered up with Impact Hub for the I am Kigali Festival. The free festival aims to celebrate the benefits of migration and the cultural fusions that happen when people across cultures and backgrounds come together in the name of creativity.
Starting from 3pm on Saturday, the I am Kigali Festival will present a line-up of some of the best and diverse artists in Kigali, representing different musical and artistic styles and with backgrounds ranging from Rwanda, Congo, Burundi to Chile and the U.S.
Eric Soul from Afrogroov is one of the main partners to the festival, and according to him people can expect a day of fun, great music and a positive dialogue around migration.
“Culturally, Kigali is a super diverse city. It is the diversity of music, culture and people we¬ want to celebrate th¬rough the I am Kigali Fest¬ival, We bring live m¬usic from differ¬ent genres and s¬tyles to show the incredible influence o¬f cross-cultural exch¬anges taking place in ¬Kigali. We want to take this opportunity to promote tolerance an dialogue – and to show the magic that happens when different cultures come together”, says Eric Soul.
The Festival is free of charge and open to everyone. The main stage will feature live music from 4pm to 10pm with a wide range of artists.
From the modern, af¬robeat, RnB ¬style of UrbanBoyz to¬ an afro vintage sou¬nd of the legendary M¬akanyaga ¬teaming up with hip hop talents suc¬h as JDubz, Prime and Tito Al’s ¬trio are coming together for an amazing jazz, hip hop fusion, and spoken word artists including Eric OneKey will pull together a unique performance. There will be con¬temporary dance perfo¬rmances by Amizero le¬d by Abdul Mujyambere.Last but not least, the festival will showcase the high e¬nergy of traditional Burundian drummers joining from Mahama Refugee camp for a special performance.
Join International Organization for Migration, Impact Hub, Afrogroov and the incredible line-up of artists this Saturday at RRA HQ in Kimihurura. It’s free ofcharge.
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