French singer releases video about Rwanda

A new music video featuring Rwanda's beautiful scenery, the people, music and sport, is out on Youtube with 10,171 likes.

Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Ben lu00e2u20acu2122oncle and his film crew shoot the A Coup des Reves video in Kimisagara, Kigali. (Courtesy)

A new music video featuring Rwanda’s beautiful scenery, the people, music and sport, is out on Youtube with 10,171 likes.

Written by French soul singer-songwriter Ben l’Oncle Soul and directed by Julien Paolini in partnership with Kwetu Film Institute, "A Coup des Reves” was released last Friday. The video was shot in different locations of the country in October. 

Jacques Rutabingwa, the technical director at Kwetu Film Institute, told The New Times, that the video was shot in Rwanda because of the country’s beautiful scenery. "The video is aimed at encouraging the youth to have vision and not to let it fade out.”

The video features different sports disciplines like karate, boxing and Rwandan traditional dancers.

Video: Ben L'Oncle Soul - A coup de rêves. Source: BenLOncleSoulVEVO / You Tube.