ALEXANDER STAR: A child's smile gives me great joy

Alexander Star, Emmy-nominated songwriter and recording artist from Florida, US. PHOTO | ANDREW I. KAZIBWE

Alexander Star, 31, was the headliner at this year’s Ubumuntu Arts Festival, which took place on July 13-15 at the Kigali Amphitheatre, where he recorded the song Show Me The Way, in collaboration with local artist Andy Bumuntu – founder and director of the festival – and students of Umubano Primary School.

Star had been in talks with Bumuntu for a few months last year, and as luck would have it, when he was performing at the Millennium Campus Conference in Morrocco late last year, he met Samantha Linkens, who is a close friend to Bumuntu and they were officially introduced.