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News Rwanda » Western » Music: In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/11/1244174111/in-rwanda-a-new-sound-blends-rap-beats-with-traditional-music
Published on: Thursday 11 April 2024

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 ...

News Rwanda » Western » Music: Sarah Phenom on carrying Rwanda with her into the global music scene

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/entertainment/music/sarah-phenom-on-carrying-rwanda-with-her-into-the-global-music-scene/ar-AA2aW44t
Published on: Tuesday 25 August 2026

For Rwandan singer and songwriter Sarah Phenom, music has always been shaped by the different places she has called home. Phenom grew up in Rwanda before moving to Belgium and later settling in London ...

News Rwanda » Western » Music: In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

News channel or source: https://laist.com/npr-news/in-rwanda-a-new-sound-blends-rap-beats-with-traditional-music
Published on: Thursday 11 April 2024

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... SUMMERS: ...French and English, Kinyarwanda and ...

News Rwanda » Western » Music: In Rwanda, a new sound blends rap beats with traditional music

News channel or source: https://www.wunc.org/2024-04-11/in-rwanda-a-new-sound-blends-rap-beats-with-traditional-music
Published on: Thursday 11 April 2024

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: ...