On Saturday, September 24, Kenyan boy band Sauti Sol brought the house down during their performance that took place at the BK Arena. This was during the highly anticipated all star game that saw team Axel Mpoyo beat team Steven Hagumintwari 126-116. The band, comprised of Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano, Savara Mudigi and guitarist Polycarp Otieno, electrified the crowd and had fans singing along to their massive hits both old and new. How the concert unfolded At around 8:30 pm, Ish Kevin, one of the fast rising rappers in Rwanda got on stage and performed his hit songs for over 30 minutes. The founder and member of Trappish Ent, a drillers movement, brought the house down when he performed ‘Amakosi’ and ‘No cap’, his most streamed songs on all music platforms. The rapper paid tribute to Yvan Buravan by singing their collabo, VIP, which appeared on Buravan’s recent album ‘Twaje’. He was followed by Zouk sensation Christopher who performed alongside The Target band which is currently the leading band in Rwandan music industry. Christopher played some of his old songs such as ‘Abasitari’, ‘Ndabyemeye’ ‘Iri Joro’ among others until he brought Element on stage to perform his trending song ‘Kashe.' At exactly 11:30 pm, the Grammy award winning Kenyan Band, Sauti Sol, arrived on the stage and the mood in the arena changed. As they had promised, the band played most of the tracks on their recent album including ‘My Everything’ featuring India Aria, ‘Suzanna’, ‘Midnight Train’ and many others. Thousands of music lovers went crazy when the band performed their catchy and one of their biggest hit to date, 'Nerea,' a poignant tribute to responsible fatherhood. The concert ended at 11:03 am while fans seemed not to have enough of the live music.
