The wheels of Rwandan music never stop spinning and more than ever, Rwandan artistes are utilising their creativity for the satisfaction of music fans around the world.
From Kevin Klein’s ‘Ntagotwa’ featuring one of the best upcoming Afro pop stars of Kigali, Shemi, to Fwad’s ‘Balance’ that brought together big names including the likes of Confy and Shemi, we highlight some of the best tracks that premiered last week.
Ntagotwa – Kevin Klein ft. Shemi
On April 4, renowned Rwandan DJ Kevin Klein released a snippet of Ntagotwa on his social media platforms, and the one minute video trended everywhere in the country making it a national hit before its official release.
The song later premiered on April 21, and is now leading local charts and winning dance challenges on TikTok. Produced in the Afropiano genre, a mix of Amapiano and Afrobeats, ‘Ntagotwa’ becomes the first single to be released on Kevin Klein’s ‘My sound Vol 2’.
Shemi’s catchy voice is one of the things that’s pushing the song to places.
Balance – Fwadthegreat ft. Confy and Shemi
Fwadthegreat has made the biggest comeback after his debut album by putting together Confy and Shemi to produce ‘Balance’ which is currently a mega hit in the country.
Produced by Jokaca$$h, Romeo and Pro Zed in the new wave of Afrobeats, ‘Balance’ is now among the top five trending tracks in the country.
We Sha – Papa Cyangwe
Papa Cyangwe, the hit maker is back at the top of charts with his new single dubbed ‘We Sha’ produced by Fanta pro.
The new club banger follows Papa Cyangwe’s most hits including Yale Yale, Sitaki, Kanjeje among many others.
‘We Sha’ also leads other new songs with many streams on different platforms. It generated close to 50,000 views on YouTube within less than 24 hours.
Your Side – Manzidbest ft Afrique
Australia based Rwandan artiste Manzidbest teamed up with Afrique and provided one of the best moments in Rwanda’s music industry this year with ‘Your Side’, a now mega hit in Rwanda.
‘Your Side’ was produced by Real Beats and mastered by Bob pro.
Victim –Vijay na Niyo Bosco
Rwandan lyricist and vocalist Niyo Bosco is back with a new song dubbed ‘Victim’ featuring up and coming Indian artiste Vijay.
Niyo had disappeared from the limelight after parting ways his former management but is now plotting his comeback by releasing new music.
‘Victim’ was produced by Vijay’s team in the Afrobeats genre which keeps on dominating other genres in the Rwandan music industry.
