Since this year began, artistes, producers and deejays have been churning out hits and many can tell that it is already a good year for Rwanda’s music industry. From Kivumbi King’s collabo with Burundi’s finest Kirikou, to Alyn Sano’s ‘Boo and Bae’, we highlight some new tracks that are making things happen in Rwanda. Yalampaye - Kivumbi King ft Kirikou Akili Slipping out of car windows and overflowing from pubs, Kivumbi King’s Yalampaye is more than a track, it is influencing style and dance and making an impact on Rwanda’s music industry, and is among tracks that are on repeat in different clubs of Rwanda. Yalampaye features Burundi’s youngster Kirikou and is produced in the new wave of Afro dancehall. It has over 200, 000 views within less than two weeks. Soja - Bwiza ft. Juno Kizigenza After winning hearts of Rwandan music lovers with Exchange and Ready, Bwiza is back on charts with a new banger featuring one of the best upcoming artistes of Rwanda, Juno Kizigenza. Soja is currently among top five trending in the country given its unique production that was made by Ayo Rash, Santana Sauce and Bob Pro. The slow Afro pop jam has more than 300, 000 streams on different streaming platforms. BOO and BAE - Alyn Sano Alyn Sano keeps releasing back to back hits and BOO and BAE is one of them. The fast rising female artiste first promoted this banger through different social media platforms saying that she had ventured into the business of condoms, a move that introduced the song to masses. The song dropped on January 27, and is now taking over local airwaves with close to 200, 000 streams. Coconut - E.T. Ndahigwa The young boy E.T is back with a full album and Coconut is number one trending on the project dubbed ‘It Takes A Village’. Produced by Kris Espoir and directed by Easy Cuts, Coconut continues to top charts all over the country. Truth or Dare – Davis D The afro-beat star of Rwanda is on a mission to take Rwandan sound overseas and his recently released banger proves it. Afrokilla, as he calls himself, is now among the most trending musicians in Rwanda after dropping ‘Truth or dare’, a slow jam giving Rwandans reasonsstay on the dancefloor. The track, produced by Davis D’s manager Bagenzi, has over 100, 000 streams within less than a week. It follows bangers like ‘Boyfriend,’ ‘Eva,’ ‘Itara’ and many others.
