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Rwandan RNB star Benjamin Mugisha, popularly known as The Ben, has been confirmed as one of the East African musicians to perform at the Colors of the East festival next month at the Capital One Arena, Washington DC. This was confirmed by New York-based event production and promotion company, Duke Concept, which also announced other East African stars who will share the stage with the Rwandan singer. The line-up for the one-day indoor festival includes performances by Tanzanian bongo flava star Diamond Platnumz, Ethiopian hip-hop act Lij Mic, Congolese rapper Innoss’B and Kenyan R&B singer Otile Brown. Also taking to the stage will be Somali singer…

The famous NEP DJs, consisting of Berto and Habz, on Tuesday, April 23, inked a two-year contract with the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba), which makes them official DJs and music coordinators of the federation for the next two years. During the signing ceremony held at the Ferwaba headquarters in Kigali, Rwanda, the two DJs expressed gratitude for such an opportunity that has never been offered to other music personalities, promising to bring great experiences full of vibes and good music to basketball courts. According to Bertrand Kaysan Iyarwema, the Berto of NEP DJs, it is overwhelming to be the first…

Social media platforms are notorious for sparking unique trends that captivate audiences worldwide. One recent trend that has caught the attention of netizens globally is the “Look between [specific letters] on your keyboard” meme, which has surged to the top of trending lists. Originating from a meme shared on 4Chan, an anonymous English-language imageboard website in May 2021, the concept is straightforward yet engaging. The original post instructed users to “Look between t and o on your keyboard” (sic), revealing the hidden message “Yui,” a character from the anime series K-On. Since then, this meme has evolved into what is known as a snowclone, providing a…

Rwanda’s top gospel music star, Israel Mbonyicyambu, also known as Israel Mbonyi, will, once again, rock Brussels in a mega concert scheduled for June 8th, at the Dome Events Hall. This follows Mbonyi’s last year’s sold-out show in the same city where thousands of Rwandan music lovers gathered at the Birmingham Palace to witness his live performance. The ‘Icyambu’ hitmaker said that his upcoming solo show was moved to a bigger venue after tickets for the previous venue, especially VIP seats, sold out months before the show. However, he noted that all tickets from regular to VIP are now available and ready for grabs and that the…

It’s rare to see emerging record labels putting young emerging artists at the forefront of their investment targets. However, the new management line, Infoatasi, is changing the status quo by empowering its young talents and turning them into the next big stars of Rwanda and beyond.

Today, our hearts are filled with grief and gratitude in equal measure. We remember our dead, and are also grateful for what Rwanda has become. To the survivors among us, we are in your debt. We asked you to do the impossible by carrying the burden of reconciliation on your shoulders. And you continue to do the impossible for our nation, every single day, and we thank you. As the years pass, the descendants of survivors increasingly struggle with the quiet loneliness of longing for relatives they never met, or never even got the chance to be born. Today, we…

By Theophilla Uwase Crochet, a textile art typically associated with the older generation, has recently got young adults hooked. Crochet is anything but new; it has been around for centuries and is credited to ancient Egypt, China, Turkey, India, and even Native Americans. The textile art got its first recognition in the West during the 19th century when Queen Victoria began to wear it to provide sustenance to farmers suffering from the potato famine. And in this TikTok era, the trend has come back. The hashtag crochet has been viewed nearly 22 billion times on TikTok. The trend of crochet…

In January, a debate broke out. Conversations on broadcast media, live shows, Twitter spaces, and call-in shows were discussing anything from sex and culture to pregnancy and pedophilia. Like many debates, this had two, sparsely polarized sides. Only one topic has proven to get Rwandans that polarized; women’s bodies and what they do with them. This debate was no different. In fact, it was not new on the debating table. The question at hand was: “Should teenage girls aged 18 and under be allowed to access contraceptive services in Rwandan hospitals unaccompanied with their parents?” It is important to note…

Brussels fined Apple €1.84 billion ($2 billion) for stifling competition from music apps by imposing restrictions on the App Store, marking the first fine Apple has faced for violating EU laws. The original €40 million fine was amplified by a whopping €1.8 billion included as a deterrent, a first for EU antitrust bodies. The European Commission previously accused Apple last year of preventing Swedish streaming service Spotify and others from informing users about the existence of payment options outside the App Store, after Spotify filed its complaint in 2019. Apple’s restrictions are said to constitute unfair trading conditions. This is…

At the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2024 event in Barcelona, the Air Glass 3 smart glasses for augmented reality, looked amazingly like regular vision glasses. These glasses are similar to Google Glass, unlike Google Glass, Air Glass does not support a camera sensor, which eliminates privacy concerns. The design of the glasses does not indicate that they are smart. You will not know they are Smart Glasses until after wearing them. These glasses are a prototype, which means they are not a finished product and are not currently available for sale. It is worth noting that Oppo launched previous versions…