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Vibuzimu

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Jean-Christophe Matata était un auteur-compositeur-interprète burundais (1960-2011) et demi-frère de Marie-Ange Teuwen. Il a rencontré un grand succès dans la région des Mille Collines et chantait principalement en kirundi, kinyarwanda et kiswahili. Vibuzimu (« quitte les ténèbres ») est une chanson qui rappelle les atrocités commises pendant le génocide au Rwanda et qui appelle les Hutus et Tutsis à une réconciliation, car la paix et le dialogue sont les seules options.
Refrain: « Haba hutu n’aba tutsi turavukana » signifie: « Qu’on soit Hutus ou Tutsis, nous sommes avant tout des frères ».

lyrics

Hashize amezi n imishamvu
Ntatora agatiro
Hashize imyaka
ntaryama ngo nsinzire
Ngira ngo ndagohetse
nkumva abahutu barira
Ngize ngo ntoye agatiro yemwe
nkumva abatutsi barira
yeeee, ooooh

Nyegera ndakuyagire
irimvuye imushaha
Reka ndarikubwire
Nta gitsure nta nzigo
So wawe yarakubeshe
Nanje iwacu barambeshe
Umuhutu n umututsi burya turavukana
Ohoho, Ririririrrr iiiii, eheeee

So akwanka akuraga urubanza rwamunaniye
So akwanka akuranga urubanza rwamunaniye:
Sogokuru wawe yagiye adahoneje abatutsi
Sogokuru wawe yagiye adahoneje abahutu:

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from Askanyi, track released October 30, 2019
Jean-Christophe Matata (composer & lyrics), Robrecht Kessels (arrangments)

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ASKANYI is essentially and by means of compositions a fusion between a “Western” string quartet and traditional African vocal music. This process results in a unique kind of music which echoes today’s multicultural environment. ASKANYI’s energy is both fierce and serene, inviting listeners to open themselves to new experiences and to look beyond themselves. ... more

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