Bizimungu Dieudonne: Before the Silence | Songlines
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Bizimungu Dieudonne: Before the Silence

Joe Mulhall speaks to the daughter of Bizimungu Dieudonne, the Rwandan musician whose 1980s album, Inzovu Y’Imirindi, has been rescued from obscurity over 30 years since he and his wife were killed in the 1994 genocide

Bizimungu Dieudonne And Agnes Uwimbabazi

Bizimungu Dieudonne and Agnes Uwimbabazi (photo from the collection of Noella Marie Akayezu)

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