On September 23, the competition was held in Huye District at Centre d’Accueil Mater Boni and Rusizi District at Rusizi Progress Hotel.
The competition had been held before, in Kayonza District in Eastern Province, Musanze District in Northern Province and Rubavu District in Western Province.
In Huye District, the panel of judges was comprised of Radio Presenter Sandrine Isheja Butera, Moses Twahirwa, Founder of Moshions Fashion Art House, Song writer and singer Danny Vumbi, Movie star and director Jones Kennedy Mazimpaka and artist Jean Marie Vianney Kabakera.
The judges had enough time to see and judge talents showcased by 395 talented young men and women, with a big prominence in music and arts.
The Huye session had brought together youths from Muhanga, Nyanza, Kamonyi and Huye Districts. Rwanda’s Sports and Culture Minister Julienne Uwacu turned up in Huye and had a small interview with Arthur Nkusi, one of the hosts of the show that will be aired on Rwanda Television.
Minister Uwacu urged the youths to take advantage of the competition and nurture their talents.
Rusizi District also hosted the contest and received talented youths from Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi Districts.
Fashion Icon Sonia Mugabo, singer Bruce Melodie, comedian Diogene ‘Atome’ Ntarindwa, singer Mani Martin and artist Jean de Dieu Kibibi were judges in Rusizi.
In Rusizi, 329 talented youths showcased their talents with a majority of the talents in Hip Hop and R&B Music. In Rusizi, a particularity came up when some showcased talents in singing but “Amashi” dialect usually spoken at Idjwi Island in Kivu Lake.
Judge Mani Martin, who was at his birthplace, said the talent search competition was an opportunity he never had.
“At least, young men and women have a platform helping them showcase their talents, which we never got. My talent was discovered while at school and I continued in the church. The artists we are looking for are those who feel they have talents not being their age. A talent can help an individual and his country develop,” Mani Martin said.
ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi was initiated by Rwanda’s Ministry of Sports and Culture, the Ministry of Youth and Imbuto Foundation.
The initiative seeks to discover youths talents and back them up until they help the talented get decent lives and jobs.
ArtRwanda- Ubuhanzi focuses on the youths aged between 18 and 35 who have talents in plastic arts, dance & music, fashion, acting & drama, cinematography & photography and literature.
Contestants register on the competition days from 7AM to 11AM.
The contestants are urged to consider if they will be able to contest in the following phases after the elementary phases.
The first phase of the competition will end in Kigali City at Kigali Serena Hotel on September 29-30, 2018.
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