Preparations for the routine Oldies Music Festival, which usually celebrates classic music of the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 2000s, are in high gear as new faces join the 2024 dope DJs lineup of the event.
The show, slated for July 27 at Juru Park, Rebero, will feature a hot lineup of DJs including renowned DJ Toxxyk and DJ King Reg, who will both join festival lead deejay, DJ RY, to deliver the best of old school music vibes to Kigalians who regularly attend the vintage party.
RY has been a regular figure on the festival DJ lineup since its inception in 2022 while King Reg, born Regis Isheja, was added to the lineup after turning Tania’s restaurant into a home of oldies music on Saturdays.
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According to organizers, the upcoming edition of Oldies Music Festival will also celebrate 30 years of liberation and the rebirth of entertainment activities in Rwanda after the genocide against the Tusti that claimed over a million lives. It will also serve as a special occasion to celebrate president Paul Kagame’s re-election during the just-concluded July polls.
"All is in shape and the production team is will have set up everything as early as Thursday. We are expecting a big number of people this time round,” Basile Uwimana, the brains behind the event, told The New Times.
With the festival now in its fourth edition, Uwimana said that he is already celebrating how it has been growing edition after edition, giving adults an exclusive platform to relive their old good partying days.
"I&039;m proud of how the event evolved over the years. The concept was well received and it inspired DJs to make oldies music great again in pubs and clubs around Kigali. Our consistent fan base is also a testament of how far this event promises to reach,” he said.
"Adults have found the best place and exclusive occasion to hang out and party without any distractions.”
DJs’ oldies playlist will, among others, include iconic songs, by local or international musicians that contributed in
The latest edition will also celebrate iconic musicians, local or foreign, whose music contributed in bringing people back to the entertainment world after years experiencing grief from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
South Africa’s Lucky Dube and Miriam Makeba and American ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson are among musicians whose songs about humanity were impactful in the process.
As usual, Uwimana said, the two best dressed attendees will be awarded with notable prizes regardless of their generations.
Doors will be open at exactly 3 pm. Admission to the oldies music bash goes for Rwf Rwf 10,000 for regular tickets, Rwf 20,000 for VIPs and Rwf 250,000 for a table of eight people.