Written and performed by Cecile Kayirebwa

Corona

My name is Niyorukundo Agnes and I was born in 2001. I am a traditional songwriter and I am a poet, let me dedicate this piece to Traditional Singer Songwriter Cécile Kayirebwa. 

ISARO (The Pearl/La Perle) by Agnès Rukundo

Fan of Traditional Singer Songwriter Cécile Kayirebwa, young poet EMMY BAGUMA dedicate this poem as a tribute to the artist.

GIKUNDIRO by Emmy Baguma.mp3

Agnes Rukundo, an up n coming singer songwriter and poet from Rwanda share with us one her composition. A tribute song to her musical inspiration and favorite artist Cecile Kayirebwa.
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Agnes Rukundo, une talentueuse jeune auteure-compositrice-interprète et poète du Rwanda partage avec nous une de ses compositions. Une chanson hommage à son inspiration musicale et artiste préférée Cécile Kayirebwa.

KAYIREBWA by AGNES RUKUNDO

#Kayirebwa70 
Double milestone for the Queen of Rwandan traditional music Cecile Kayirebwa.
She celebrate her 70th Birthday and mark the St Cecilia day with all her friends, family, loyal and new fans in Rwanda.
20 November 2016
From 5pm
Serena Hotel
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#Kayirebwa70 Nov 2016 Radio adv

This event should be a very different and magical moment of musical beauty, the concept is very simple, stripping down all superfluous elements away....we bringing you a man & a piano, a lady & a voice...thats it!

Check JEF NEVE performing a special version of Formidable by STROMAE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAWVtzUhFj0 

Watch CECILE KAYIREBWA with Didier Ntizatureka in an extract of an up coming music documentary project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJuzH486RAM

Event though, the Rwandan Revenue Hall is one of the most beautiful and acoustically interesting space we have in the capital, the venue is quite small (350 seats) so early tickets purchase would be our recommendation:

Tickets are available now from Milles Collines, the Belgian Embassy and Ecole Belge...during the week we will dispatch a few tickets at Inzora/Ikirerzi, Shokola, Neo Cafe and Zenith Hotel for your conveniences.

For further enquiries call / whatsapp or SMS +250 788 436 777

Feel free to forward this message in your network, to fine ears and music adventurers. Tell a friend to tell a friend 

@afrobysoul @KAYIREBWA 
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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1784113898520422/
Twitter https://twitter.com/afrobysoul/status/805349433529483264
Website http://afrogroov.com/jef-neve-featuring-cecile-kayirebwa/
Ceka Kinya http://cekaonlineshop.blogspot.com/2016/12/ceka-i-rwanda-niki.html
Ceka English http://cekaonlineshop.blogspot.com/2016/12/ceka-i-rwanda-launch-1st-ever.html
JEF NEVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p596uBdUf48
CECILE KAYIREBWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJuzH486RAM

JEF NEVE live solo performance in Kigali - feat Cecile Kayirebwa

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1784113898520422/
Twitter https://twitter.com/afrobysoul/status/805349433529483264
Website http://afrogroov.com/jef-neve-featuring-cecile-kayirebwa/
Ceka Kinya http://cekaonlineshop.blogspot.com/2016/12/ceka-i-rwanda-niki.html
Ceka English http://cekaonlineshop.blogspot.com/2016/12/ceka-i-rwanda-launch-1st-ever.html
JEF NEVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p596uBdUf48
CECILE KAYIREBWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJuzH486RAM

JEF NEVE Solo live in KIGALI feat CEKA

Cécile Kayirebwa last graced a music stage on in November last year, in a concert to mark her 70th birthday at the Kigali Serena Hotel....

Since its inception in 2014, the show has been staged at different locations towards the end of March....

For a musician that is considered a custodian of Rwandan folk music and traditional values, Kayirebwa’s event is more than just music and a quick buck to be made from it. It’s about remembrance, healing and hope –a powerful symbol of transition to the commemoration period for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi

https://www.facebook.com/events/1340484442683535/

4th Annual Inganzo Ya Kayirebwa - Sunday 2nd April 2017

Discover an Icon of Pastoral & Music and Traditional Poetry from the country of 1000 hills - Rwanda!
Supreme Rwandan vocalist Cécile was born in Kigali in 1946 and had a peaceful childhood growing up in the country known as 'Land of a thousand hills'. At school in the 1950s she was part of a singing group called Circle of Rwandan Song and Dance - their work was broadcast on Radio Rwanda. Cécile had a very strong interest in finding the origins of Rwandan music and she pursued that during her employment as a social worker after leaving school. She felt determined that Rwandan music should be preserved and shared worldwide. She began to compose songs, including a praise song for Rwandan Queen Rosali.
War broke out in Rwanda in 1973 and Cécile, her husband and children fled to safety in Belgium where she has been based since then. In 1975 Cécile was part of a musical group called Inyange for 5 years, then she studied Rwandan heritage at the Royal Museum of Central Africa. In 1984 she joined another group, Bula Sangoma, with whom she toured Europe and America and recorded an album. Cécile followed that in 1987 with a concert tour of Rwanda and Uganda with the Ingeli orchestra including a party for King Mutara III.
Cécile's songs transcend the various people in her home country and are accompanied by traditional instruments such as the umuduri and ikembe. Cécile contributed to a short film 'Umulisa' (1986). She recorded several cassettes and the 4th one, Ubumanzi, (1990) was the most acclaimed was released in 1990. On her album Rwanda (1994) the lyrics cover topics such as family situations, the beauty of Rwanda, and lullabies. During her tours Cécile worked on an album entitled Amahoro, meaning Peace, which she released in 2002. Her CD released in 2005, Ibihozo, consists of lullabies, love songs and songs about separation, filled with nostalgia.
When Cécile tours, she spreads awareness of Rwandan culture. She participated in important festivals such as the first Pan African Festival of Dance held in Kigali, Rwanda in 1998, and a year later, the 'Robben Island Event' held in Cape Town, South Africa, and at WOMAD (UK) in 2001. Cécile also performed for awareness events such as the 2001 'Holocaust Memorial Event' held in London, United Kingdom, and 'Action against AIDS' organized by African First Ladies in Kigali, Rwanda. Fittingly, Cécile's haunting vocals contribute to the soundtrack of the 2006 film 'Shooting Dogs', with music composed by Dario Marianelli.



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