Born on 10 December 1985, Dominic Ashimwe is a gospel musician from Kigali, Rwanda. He is a praise and worship leader whose songs are credited for changing lives of many people in his country and all the corners of the world.

He was raised in Rubavu, west of Rwanda in a Christian family where he developed a passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ. At the age of eight, he became a member of a children choir at the Pentecostal Church of Rwanda. 

He also did collaboration with Burundian gospel artist Fortrand Bigirimana on a song called ‘Nyuzuza’ (Fill me). To date, he has recorded two studio albums namely ‘Arikumwe Natwe’ and ‘Umubavu’. He is reportedly working on an album called “The Victory”. 

He has won a number of awards. He was voted Best Gospel Artist of The Year at the 2010 SALAX Awards. In 2011, he won the Best Gospel Artist award in the East African Region at the East African Music Award Edition in Nairobi, Kenya. His ‘Arikumwe Natwe’ album also received the best album prize.

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