Music of Rwanda, the Glossary
The music of Rwanda encompasses Rwandan traditions of folk music as well as contemporary East African Afrobeat and Congolese ndombolo, and performers of a wide variety of Western genres including hip-hop, R&B, gospel music and pop ballads.[1]
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38 relations: Afrobeat, Bralima, Brussels, Butera Knowless, Cécile Kayirebwa, Corneille (singer), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dream Boys, East Africa, Folk music, Gospel music, Hip hop music, Ikembe, Ikinimba, Inanga (instrument), Jean-Paul Samputu, Kamichi, Kitoko Bibarwa, Kora Awards, Lyre, Mani Martin, Miss Jojo, Miss Shanel, National Ballet of Rwanda, Ndombolo, Ngoma drums, Paris, Primus Guma Guma Super Star, Reggae, Rhythm and blues, Rwanda, Rwandan genocide, Simon Bikindi, String instrument, Tom Close, Umuduri, Urban Boyz, Zouk.
Afrobeat
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from Ghana and Nigeria but mainly Nigeria, such as the traditional Yoruba and Igbo music and highlife, with American funk, jazz, and soul influences.
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Bralima
Brasseries, Limonaderies et Malteries SARL (Bralima), established in 1923 as the Brasserie de Léopoldville, is a brewing company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which operates six breweries.
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Brussels
Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
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Butera Knowless
Knowless (born Jeanne d’Arc Ingabire Butera) is a Rwandan singer and a winner of Primus Guma Guma Super Star seasons 5 (PGGSS).
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Cécile Kayirebwa
Cécile Kayirebwa (born 22 October 1946) is a Rwandan singer.
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Corneille (singer)
Cornelius Nyungura (born 24 March 1977), known by his stage name Corneille, is a Canadian R&B singer.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.
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Dream Boys
Dream Boys is a Rwandan R&B duo composed of Nemeye Platini (known as Platini) and Claude Mujyanama (called T.M.C.). The group was formed in 2009 and has toured throughout Rwanda as well as regionally to member countries of the East African Community, including Uganda.
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East Africa
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.
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Folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.
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Gospel music
Gospel music is a genre of Christian Music that spreads the word of God and a cornerstone of Christian media.
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Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.
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Ikembe
Ikembe, is a type of musical instrument of the lamellaphone group, common amongst the people of Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo.
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Ikinimba
Ikinimba is probably the most revered musical tradition in Rwanda.
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Inanga (instrument)
The inānga (also known as enanga, ennanga, ikivuvu, and indimbagazo) is a traditional musical instrument played in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It consists of a slightly concave soundboard framed by a thick notched rim which holds strings in place over the board.
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Jean-Paul Samputu
Jean-Paul Samputu (born 15 March 1962) is a Rwandan singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Kamichi
Adolphe Bagabo commonly known as Kamichi, is a Rwandan musical artist.
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Kitoko Bibarwa
Kitoko, born Patrick Bibarwa, is a Rwandan singer.
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Kora Awards
The KORA All Africa Music Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Lyre
The lyre is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute family of instruments.
Mani Martin
Mani Martin is a Rwandan singer, songwriter, actor and performing artist.
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Miss Jojo
Miss Jojo, born Josiane Uwineza, also known as Iman Uwineza, is a Rwandan R&B singer.
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Miss Shanel
Ruth Nirere, better known as Miss Shanel, is a Rwandan singer and actress.
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National Ballet of Rwanda
The National Ballet of Rwanda (Ballet national du Rwanda), also known as the Urukerereza National Ballet (Ballet national Urukerereza), is a Rwandan dance company.
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Ndombolo
Ndombolo, also known as dombolo, is a genre of dance music originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ngoma drums
Ngoma (also called engoma or ng'oma or ingoma) are musical instruments used by certain Bantu populations of Africa.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Primus Guma Guma Super Star
Primus Guma Guma Super Star (aka PGGSS) is an annual Rwandan reality singing competition show.
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Reggae
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
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Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.
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Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War.
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Simon Bikindi
Simon Bikindi (28 September 1954 – 15 December 2018) was a Rwandan singer-songwriter who was formerly very popular in Rwanda.
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String instrument
In musical instrument classification, string instruments or chordophones, are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner.
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Tom Close
Thomas Muyombo (born 28 October 1984), also known as Tom Close, is a Ugandan-born, Rwandan-based musician, and physician.
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Umuduri
The umuduri is a Burundian and Rwandan stringed instrument.
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Urban Boyz
Urban Boyz is a Rwandan R&B Afropop Duo composed of 2 members James Manzi (Humble Jizzo) and Muhammed Nshimiyimana (Nizzo Kaboss).
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Zouk
Zouk is a musical movement pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Rwanda
Also known as Rwanda music, Rwandan dance, Rwandan music.