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Rwandan artists pay tribute to Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa

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Rwandan artists have paid tribute to Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, an experienced singer who died on 16 October after an illness. Rwanda’s Minister of National Unity, Buzimana Jean Damscène, and musician Massamba Intore praised a major figure in music and the memory of the Tutsi genocide.

Rwandan artists have paid tribute to Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, a Rwandan singer who died after an illness, praising her talent and importance to the country’s culture, Imvahonshya reports. Several figures from the music world published messages of sadness after her family announced her death on Friday 16 October.

The tributes portray Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa as a mother figure, a friend and an artist of exceptional talent. Her colleagues believe her death is a loss for Rwanda, according to Imvahonshya.

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