Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot. Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in ...
With the release of his debut worldwide album, "ESSENCE," Thomas Muyombo, better known by his stage name Tom Close, is poised to make ripples in the music business. The 13-track "Afro-beats" album was ...
The Fray's new song "Heartbeat" seems to be about reviving a broken relationship, with lyrics like "I wanna kiss your scars tonight, and baby, you gotta try, you gotta let me in." But the inspiration ...
Every year, Rwanda marks July 4 as Liberation Day. It is a day of earnest celebration, of memory, of national rebirth. It commemorates the day the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)—an armed wing of the ...
R&B lovers in Kigali are in for a treat this November. The city's music scene will slow its tempo and raise its class with The Soul & R&B Sensation, a one-night celebration of rhythm, nostalgia, and ...
Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NSHAKA") PRO ZED: (Rapping in non-English language). SUMMERS: ...