Female gospel artistes deliver early Christmas gift

It was early Christmas for gospel music lovers as the most sought after Rwandan female gospel group (First ladies) put up a great show at Kings Hospitality Guest House in Kimihurura on Wednesday night. The gospel female group – otherwise known as the gospel ‘First ladies’, impressed gospel music lovers in a stunning two and half hour performance. The show started at 7:30 pm, thirty minutes late – but the event MCs Clementine Uwitonze aka Tonzi and Aline Gahongayire kept the crowd entertained until the performances kicked off. Aline Gahongayire sang her heart out, pouring every emotion she had on the stage. In a well-attended show, the ‘First ladies’ got the crowd singing along and dancing, as they performed a myriad of praise and worship tunes. They displayed tremendous singing abilities, while delivering a rousing performance that sent a wave of excitement among the audience. The group is comprised of Pastor Jackie Mugabo, Diana Kamugisha, Pastor Rose Ngabo, Tonzi, Phanny Wibabara, Gaby Kamanzi, Aline Gahongayire, Rachel Rwibasira, Assumpta, Kareen, and Alice Big Tony. Phanny Wibabara leads the group in praise and worship. / Courtesy The songs performed were; Rafiki by Alice, Tumusifu by Jacky Mugabo, Ninde Watubuza by Aline Gahongayire, Hosanna El Shadai by Kareen, Ubu Nasezeranye by Rachel Rwibasira, Impamba by Diana Kamugisha, Niwe Niwe by Tonzi, Satura Ijuru by Assumpta, Tumusifu by Jacky Mugabo, This is my Time by Phanny Wibabara and Gaby’s Arankunda. The artistes performed songs in different languages including Luganda, English, Swahili and Kinyarwanda, with the talented Livingstone Cubaka as their backup instrumentalist. The show also included the screening of their gospel videos and a release of their mix tape. The Ushers. / Courtesy Tonzi informed the audience that as gospel artistes and servants of God, it was important to uplift each other in love and unity. “As gospel artistes, we double as servants of God where love and unity are the principles that guide our ministry. As female artistes of different age groups and status, we decided that we have an original mix tape where our fans come jointly support us to push our ministry further,” she said. The audience clearly enjoyed the performances and applauded the singers. / Courtesy The show ended at 10p.m, and culminated in what was a perfect gospel concert to crown 2016. editorial@newtimes.co.rw

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Female gospel artistes deliver early Christmas gift