Jean paul samputu biography definition
Jean-Paul Samputu (born 15 March ) is a Rwandan singer, songwriter, and musician..
Jean-Paul Samputu
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Musical artist
Jean-Paul Samputu (born 15 March 1962) is a Rwandan singer, songwriter, and musician.
Samputu is a singer from Rwanda with a strong, clear and beautiful voice, which harmonizes and leads in soaring passages, and whispers in quiet.
A winner of the Kora Award in 2003, Samputu travels the world as a cultural ambassador for Rwanda.
Born in Rwanda in 1962, Samputu began singing in 1977 in a church choir, and was influenced by traditional and contemporary music, including Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Lionel Richie.
He arrived in the US in 2004 for Ten Years Remembering, an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda.[1]
Samputu sings in six languages[2](Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Lingala, Ganda, French and English) and in styles ranging from soukous, rhumba and reggae, to traditional Rwandan 5/8, Afrobeat, pygmy, and gospel.
He combines unique musical traditions from all regions of Rwanda, among them, Intwatwa, Umushayayo, Imparamba, and Ikinimba.