American Music Star Vasti Jackson in Month-Long Rwanda Tour
6 December 2020
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By Kinyua Mwangi
Vasti Jackson, a renowned multi-grammy nominated singer is on a month-long tour to Rwanda.
Jackson who doubles up as a composer, guitarist, vocalist and producer is the man who is creating a link between Rwandan and America music.
His tour to Rwanda is courtesy of Africa in Colors in partnership with the French Embassy and Institut Français, through the French initiative “Novembre Numerique”. This initiative is aimed at bolstering the African arts and creative industry.
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Jackon while speaking to Weekender’s Eddie Nsabimana said that his primary agenda is music.
“We are in music, we are exploring the traditional and contemporary music of Rwanda.
“We are looking at artistes, male and female, and Rwanda’s R&B, soul, hip hop and instrumental music, jazz. I am not imposing anything, I am here to get into what is naturally going on in Rwanda too, as an observer, but also as a servant, see what collaborations we may develop,” he stated.
Jackson also said that he is open to collaborating in positive ways with Rwandan artistes saying that he has felt the ‘relevance.’
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From his visit, Jackson hopes that through the collaborations with various artistes during his visit, there will be positive marks in the industry.
“Of course, we are talking about the aspect of music distribution, not only in a physical but in a virtual way. We are talking about education in terms of not only art but cameras as well.
“Artistes need to be informed about the business of music, not just art. We are looking at edutainment, which is not just entertainment or education that is not entertaining. That’s what the collaborations are all about.
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