Kigali Up Festival 2011 - Part I

This video clip shows part of a spontaneous performance by Shakura S'Aida and Nicolas Simbananiye at Kigali Up Festival, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda on September 10th 2011. Shakura S'Aida is a Brooklyn-born, Swiss-raised and now Canadian-based versatile jazz and blues vocalist; she is a consummate performer with a scorching vocal style that has blown audiences away for 20 years. Nicolas Simbananiye is a Burundian-Canadian artist who performs in Canada and Rwanda, often with fellow singer Thierry Kijanya. Kigali Up is the vision of Juno Award-winning Rwandan-Canadian artist Mighty Popo, who worked with a team of arts industry veterans and volunteers from Canada and Rwanda to organize the festival. Kigali Up was born from a desire to enhance a developing economy, promote Rwanda as a tourist destination and expose Rwandan artists to international audiences. The festival had two stages featuring live performances by international, Rwandan and East African artists whose music celebrates Africa's deep, diverse musical traditions and the modern music that has grown from those roots. This will be an annual festival, so to find our more go to: http://kigaliup.com and see you in 2012!

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Music

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• Nicolas Simbananiye
• Kigali Up
• Rwanda
• Mighty Popo
• African Music

[williamthegunner]

"Let's get it on", great performance from both Shakura and Nic

[williamthegunner]

Great description as well