The Rwandan music scene keeps churning out hits that resonate across the East African region, the continent, and the entire world. The last few weeks have been no different for the thriving musical output of the country, with major releases from the likes of Alto and Knowless, as well as notable alternative drops. Are you spending your weekend indoors or without friends to keep you company? The New Times has got you covered. In no particular order, we highlight some of the best new songs one can add to a weekend playlist. JAJA - Juno Kizigenza ft. Kivumbi King Juno Kizigenza keeps dominating charts as he also releases back to back hits. This time, the fast rising artiste dropped ‘JAJA’ featuring Kivumbi King and all music lovers of Kigali are liking the song. The Afrobeats song dropped this Wednesday and has generated over 100,000 streams on different platforms including YouTube. ‘Jaja’ was produced by Highfive and directed by Gad. Gumako - Theecember Burundian young star, Theecember, has released his debut song Gumako after posting a snippet of the release on his social media platforms. It is after the 18-year old musician went viral for remixing Finesse by Pheels, a move that attracted popular musicians around the world like Buju to search for him. Gumako is the first among other tracks to be released on Theecember’s maiden extended play. It was shot in Rwanda by Cedric Dric, one of the best video Directors in Rwanda. Funga Macho - Bruce Melodie Bruce Melodie is back and better. The Afrobeats star of Rwanda has released another banger dubbed Funga Macho after A L’aise that came out two months ago. Funga Macho is now number one trending and has close to 500, 000 streams on different platforms in its first week. It was directed by Sacha Vybs and might be among the songs to appear on Bruce Melodie’s next album. Coconut - Grenade ft. Juno Kizigenza Ugandan star Grenade has dropped a banger with Rwanda’s Juno Kizigenza dubbed Coconut. Juno becomes the first Rwandan artiste to feature Grenade who is best known for hit songs like Nkuloga, Mpulira Byo, among others. Produced by Chemical Beats, Coconut sits on close to 100, 000 streams. Stapler - Okkama Okkama is showing signs of taking Rwandan music to another level and his recently released track ‘Stapler’ proves it. After Puculi and No, he is back with Stapler, a club Banger making rounds on local airwaves and televisions. The now hit song was produced by Made Beats, one of the best Rwandan producers who recently moved to the UK.
