Dorothee Munyaneza - Dorothee Munyaneza (2021)

Dorothee Munyaneza initially gained worldwide exposure following her film music debut on the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature film "Hotel Rwanda". Her subsequent recording collaborations with the original Afro Celt Sound System as a guest singer on their Real World Records releases, "Volume 5 - Anatomic" (2005) and "Capture" (2010) and occasional live performances with the band were greeted with critical acclaim, her impassioned singing making her instantly popular among the devotees of the band worldwide. This solo project, co-written and developed over several years with Grammy-nominated composer, producer and engineer Martin Russell, marks her full emergence into the world music arena.

Dorothee, who was 12 at the time of the Rwandan genocide in 1994, is now married and lives in Marseilles with her husband and two children. Her performance career has been wide and varied, ranging from guest appearances with the original Afro Celt Sound System to starring vocal and dance performances in touring productions of director Francois Verret's Kafka-esque performance-drama "Ice", and becoming a core part of the "La Compagnie FV". Prior to this she performed extensively throughout Europe with The Jonas Foundation as a singer, dancer, percussionist and actress, sang and acted in Francois Verret's previous production, "Sans Retour", took part in fundraising events for "Terre des Hommes", performed as a soloist at a concert for "Chain of Hope" at the Royal Overseas League at the 2006 Geneva Movement for Peace convention, and at the 2006 Inauguration of the Commission for Human Rights at the Geneva UN Palace.

Dorothee's passion is social integration through music and the arts - her goal is eventually to be able to start a school for art, dance and music in Rwanda, helping children and young people to grow up with an enduring love of music and each other.



01 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Iminsi (Reconciliation Time) (4:25)
02 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Njyenyine (Alone) (4:28)
03 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Nyicara (By My Side) (3:40)
04 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Godeliva (For My Aunt) (4:03)
05 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Iteka (Always And Forever) (2:53)
06 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Akaririmbo (A Song For My Child) (3:22)
07 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Ingoma (Kingdom Of Deceit) (5:33)
08 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Agaciro (Your Worth) (4:05)
09 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Inzozi (I Must Be Dreaming) (4:49)
10 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Urugendo (Moving On) (3:22)
11 - Dorothee Munyaneza - One Minute (4:01)
12 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Urugamba (The Fight Goes On...) (4:59)
13 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Icyatumye (Why) (3:46)
14 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Igihe (Where Were You?) (4:11)
15 - Dorothee Munyaneza - Batanu (A Mother's Tears) {Digital Exclusive bonus track} (5:22)