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Miss Erica
Irakoze Erica, professionally known as Miss Erica, is a Burundian Singer-songwriter. Early life From Burundian and Rwandan parents Miss Erica grew up in Kigali. She embarked on a musical career after high school. Career She made her musical debut in 2011 as a member of the Kora Entertainment label in collaboration with Best Life Music. In 2016, Miss Erica formed a duo with Lacia and collaborated on a song with Burundian Superstar Sat-B titled ''Joto''. Many of her earlier songs were in the dancehall genre but Miss Erica surprised her following with highlife song ''Angalia'' in July 2017, featuring Kiwundo artists Vampino, Rabadaba, Diplomate and Milly. Other songs in her repertoire include ''Buziraherezo'', ''Give me love'' and ''Mon Amour''. Discography Singles *"Nkundira" rmx ft Gaga Blue and Frank Duniano *"Ndatashe" Iwacu ft Sat-B *"Tell me" *"Give me love" *"Joto" ft Lacia x Sat-B *"Buziraherezo" * "Angalia" – all Stars Kiwundo *"Impanvu" ft Sumi Crazy *"Mon Amour" ...
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Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move to Gitega within three years. History Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura ha ...
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Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city. The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when it became a German colony. After the First World War and Germany's defeat, the League of Nations "mandated" the territory to Belgium. After the Second World War, this transformed into a United Nations Trust Territory. Both Germans and Belgia ...
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African Popular Music
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop or Afro pop), like African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross-pollination with western popular music. Many genres of popular music like blues, jazz, afrobeats, salsa, zouk, and rumba derive to varying degrees on musical traditions from Africa, taken to the Americas by enslaved Africans. These rhythms and sounds have subsequently been adapted by newer genres like rock, and rhythm and blues. Likewise, African popular music has adopted elements, particularly the musical instruments and recording studio techniques of western music. The term does not refer to a specific style or sound but is used as a general term for African popular music. Influence of Afro-Cuban music Cuban music has been popular in Sub-Saharan Africa since the mid-twentieth century. It was Cuban music, more than any other, that provided the initial template for Afropop. To the Afric ...
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Hiplife
Hiplife is a Ghanaian musical style that fuses Ghanaian culture and hip hop. Recorded predominantly in the Ghanaian Akan language, hiplife is rapidly gaining popularity in the 2010s throughout West Africa and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Germany. History Reginald Osei, known in music circles as Reggie Rockstone, is touted by some as the originator of hiplife; others disagree. Nonetheless, the origins of Ghanaian hip hop go back to the 1980s, with performers such as K.K. Kabobo and Gyedu Blay Ambolley. As early as 1973, Ambolley released his first record, "Simigwado" – a semi-rap in Fante-style highlife – to a small audience, which showed him performing highlife variations with fast-spoken, poetic lyrics. Ambolley would go on to be hailed the father of rap, not only in Ghana but in the world. Over time, Ghanaians became influenced by American hip hop, reggae, dance hall. There was an emerging underground hip hop collective in ...
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Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or " ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or " riddims"). Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to ...
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Sat-B
Bizimana Aboubakar Karume (born 7 December 1989), better known by his stage name SAT-B, is a Burundian recording artist, singer, songwriter, dancer, and performer. Sat-B is the CEO of Empire Avenue, a music management label. History Sat-B was born and raised in Bujumbura, Burundi. Discography EP *''Romantic Sounds'' Albums *''Inkuru y'Ukuri'' (2010) *''IWACU'' (2016) *''Hello Afrika'' (2022) Singles *"Nyanzobe" *"Reka Mbege" *"Simba Hawana Meno" *"Nyandika" *"Maisha" *"Akabeba" *"Walimwengu" *"Satura Amabafle" *"Wezere" featuring Big Fizzo *"Urankirigita" featuring Urban Boyz *"Kanitangaze" * "I Love You" ft Urban Boyz *"Rwagiye He?" * "ShimirImana" *"Ivyo Bintu" ft Magic Washington *"Feel Love" *"No Love" *"Karabarya" *"Amabuno" ft Best Life Music, Belle 9ice, Bain Turo & Clémentine Kavy *"Love Controller" *"Don’t Cry" ft Aslay *"Umubabaro" *"Sukamwo" *"Izina" *"Gacugere ft Bain Turo" *"Izina Remix ft Fabelove, Chriss Eazy, AoBeats & Bain Turo" *"Forgive Me" *"Huge Me" ...
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Masterland
Armel Chabel Marial Ngendakumana (born May 20, 1996), professionally known as Masterland, is a Burundian record producer and recording artist. Masterland moved to Ngozi in rock Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ... Kugasaka's Live band in 2010 but started to make a name for himself in 2012 by taking part in the Primusic contest, a project initiated by BRARUDI and aimed at discovering young talents where he was selected among the 6 finalists. After Primusic, he embarked on a solo career with the release of his local hit singles such as "Fantastic, Ndakwubaha, Sinzohinduka, Ntundekure, Alima, ..." He founded Master Music production, a record label company in Bujumbura, producing for various Burundian musicians. He has worked with prominent artists such a ...
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Burundian People
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burundi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. At 206.1 persons per km², Burundi has the second-largest population density in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil. The population is made up of three major ethnic groups – Hutu (''Bahutu''), Tutsi (''Batutsi'' or ''Watusi''), and Twa (''Batwa''). Kirundi is the common language. Intermarriage takes place frequently between the Hutus and Tutsis. The terms " pastoralist" and "agriculturist", often used as ethnic designations for Watusi and Bahutu, respectively, are only occupational titles which vary among individuals and groups. Although Hutus encompass the majority of the population, historically Tutsis have been politically and economically dominant. Population According to , the total population ...
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Kigali
Kigali () is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital following independence from Belgian rule in 1962. In an area controlled by the Kingdom of Rwanda from the 17th century and then by the German Empire, the city was founded in 1907 when Richard Kandt, the colonial resident, chose the site for his headquarters, citing its central location, views and security. Foreign merchants began to trade in the city during the German era, and Kandt opened some government-run schools for Tutsi Rwandan students. Belgium took control of Rwanda and Burundi during World War I, forming the mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. Kigali remained the seat of colonial administration for Rwanda but Ruanda-Urundi's capital was at Usumbura (now Bujumbura) in Burundi and Kig ...
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Vampino
Vampino, born Elvis Kirya, is a Ugandan dance hall musician and actor who began his career in the early 2000s debuting his acting career in Nana Kagga's 2012 film, The life. He was one half of the duo "Benon and Vamposs." He is a brother to musician Maurice Kirya. He is signed to Swangz Avenue. Early life and education Vampino was born in 1980. He attended Shimoni Primary school, Kabojja and Namasagali secondary before joining Aptech where he attained a diploma in Computer Networking and Maintenance. Music Vampino first made his name under a music duo Benon and Vamposs. The duo started doing music in 2000. The duo had successful songs like "Mumulete", "I know", "Nsazewo", and "My lady". The video for their song "Mumuleete" made it to the top ten on MTV chart in UK. In 2009, Vampino opted for a solo career as Benon concentrated on music production. He has had a successful solo career with songs like "Kwekunyakunya" ft Keko (rapper), Juliana Kanyomozi and Cinderella Sanyu and ...
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Afrimusic Song Contest
The AfriMusic Song Contest is a pan-African song contest inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first held in 2018, when Eswatini won with singer songwriter Symphony performing her original song "Sengikhona". The second edition of the event in 2019 was won by singer songwriter, Nonzwakazi from South Africa with her original song "Phakama Mbokodo". In 2020, Nigeria took the win with singer songwriter Dhortune That OndoBoy, with his original song "Yemi". The contest will continue as an annual event, acting as an African counterpart to the continental song contests such as Eurovision Song Contest, ABU Song Festivals or Caribbean Song Festival. The contest runs on digital platforms, opening entries to all songwriters and artists across all 54 countries in Africa. History Prior to the launch of AfriMusic Song Contest, several unrelated unsuccessful attempts to start a song competition involving countries of African continent took place, including: *Song of Africa – was ...
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