The inaugural season of Rise Up Talent Artiste Project Superstar 2014, (RUTA) competition will begin on September 26.

The three-month project will host talent competitions across the country beginning with Eastern Province and end in Kigali in December.

 "We will start with competitions at district level and get the best three competitors, then we will select the best two competitors for the province and then finals for the whole country where one contestant will be crowned winner of RUTA awards season one,” the competitions’ marketing director, Joseph Bagabo said.

He added that the competition is annual and is designed to awaken the youth to the opportunities which can be exploited using their abilities and talents; they also give tips to upcoming musicians on how they can manage music as a career.

The project is a brain of Creative for Africa, a web-based marketing company that organises entertainment events for upcoming artistes.