Uganda’s trio boy band B2C will be the headlining acts at the Kigali Jazz Junction (KJJ) come February 24 at its usual venue, Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV).
"February is a lovers’ month and we wanted to bring artistes that actually celebrate love through their music. They are good live performers who have made significant impact in East Africa’s music scene that Rwandans would love to have them perform in Kigali. Remmy Lubega, Managing Director of RG Consult that organises the event told The New Times.
"They are the first boy band to ever perform at the event and they have collaborations with Rwandan artistes that became hit songs, Rwandan music lovers will be thrilled to see their performances live,” he added.
KJJ has been attracting renowned names in the entertainment industry across Africa since its inception. It has become a prominent fixture, not only for local music lovers but also members of the corporate and diplomatic circles.
The previous edition took place on June 6, and featured French Zouk guru Patrice Sylveste better known as Slai, alongside Uganda-based Rwandan female artiste Lilian Mbabazi.
The annual event has over the years also seen headliners like JoeBoy , Jidenna, John Drille, Kidumu, Waje, Zahara, Timaya and many others perform live in the country.
It is continuing to grow in terms of attendance, having started in the banquet hall of Kigali Serena Hotel, when the audience grew, it moved out into the big marque outside the hotel and the most recent edition was held at the even much bigger tent at Kigali Exhibition and Conference Village.
Tickets for the concert are already available on www.rgtickets.com for RWF 10,000 Ordinary, RWF 25,000 VIP, RWF 40,000 VIP couples, RWF 35,000 VVIP, RWF 280,000 a table of 8 people.
About B2C
The music trio boy band B2C ‘Born 2 Conquer’ also known as Kampala Boys is a celebrated versatile music group that was established in 2015. It consists of three members Julio real name Julius Kasagga born on February 6, 1992, Bobby Lash real name Peterson Ssali born on April 20, 1992 and Mr. Lee real name Mugisha Richard born on January 24, 1992. They have one album dubbed ‘Born to conquer’ released in 2017. Some of their hit songs include ‘Munda wo’, ‘Gutamiiiza’, ‘Curvy neighbor’ ft Bruce Melodie and ‘Gutuja’ ft Rema Namakula.