Nu Kigali: Rwanda’s underground music

Angell Mutoni, 25, an underground rapper and poet of Nu Kigali. PHOTO | ANDREW KAZIBWE | NMG

Rwanda’s underground music scene, known as Nu Kigali, is in full swing.

After years of stifled growth — generally being ignored by everyone who should have cared, from the mainstream media to public stakeholders — this new crop of artistes embrace a do-it-yourself approach to create a vibrant parallel national music scene.