HE HAS BEEN SILENT for some months but singer Yvan Buravan revealed that he is currently focusing more on making good use of his connections with African artistes to expand his brand on the continent. The singer is now back with an Extended Play (EP), ‘Foreign Affairs’ that has songs that are only collaborations with foreign artistes. The EP comprises three songs namely ‘Si Belle’ a remix which features musician A Pass, ‘Tulale’ a collaboration with Congolese singer Geze Mawete and ‘Tote’ a collaboration with Angolan music group Dream Boys whom he met when he was in Angola during his Africa tour, months after winning the Prix Decouverte RFI in 2018. The music band contacted Buravan to feature in the remix of ‘Tote’, which been has among the most popular songs in Rwanda since it was released in 2019 “When realised that their song was already popular in Rwanda, they came up with an idea to do a remix with a Rwandan artiste. So they reached out to me and proposed that I add a verse. It was easy because we are always in touch,” he said. For the artiste, who had a quiet year in 2020, the EP not only means that he is back after some time without releasing a song but, most importantly, marks the beginning of building his international relations with foreign artists who he believes can be a bridge for his music penetration across the continent. Buravan said he named his EP ‘Foreign Affairs’ because he wants to build his music career on his international relations with African artistes and Africans in general by giving them a flavor of his music. “This means a lot to my music because these are the artists that we not only meet to record songs but who we share a lot with in this industry. This relationship does not end at recording a song together because there are projects which can benefit the development of our music,” he said. “These songs are more than collaborations because these are artists that we usually share so many thoughts about what our music can offer. Geze Mawete hosted me when I was on a music tour in Congo. A Pass has been my friend since he hosted me in his concert back in 2017 and we have since been friends. We can now even brainstorm different ideas that can help our music careers grow,” he said. The EP is available on all of Buravan’s online music platforms including YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes among others. Buravan took a break not just to work on the Foreign Affairs but further revealed that he had to put things in order to be able to bounce back and deliver the music he has been giving his supporters for the past years.
