Artist

Bruce Melodie

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Bruce Melodie is Itahiwacu Bruce, a Rwandan singer and songwriter born in Kicukiro District on 3 March 1992. He is also known as Munyakazi. He started…

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter

Born

3 March 1992 (age 34)

Country

Rwanda

Years Active

2011 - Present

Record Label

S-Curve Records

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Songs

Albums

206K

Monthly Listeners

Deezer Fans

Biography

Bruce Melodie is Itahiwacu Bruce, a Rwandan singer and songwriter born in Kicukiro District on 3 March 1992. He is also known as Munyakazi. He started out in a church choir and released his first album, Ndumiwe, in 2013, with Ntundize following in 2014.

He won season eight of the Primus Guma Guma Super Star competition. He was also the first Rwandan artist to perform on Coke Studio Africa, and he has recorded with Khaligraph Jones, Sheebah Karungi, Fik Fameica and Urban Boyz. His 2023 single “When She’s Around (Funga Macho)”, with the Jamaican star Shaggy, took him well beyond East Africa, and he appeared on Harmonize’s “Zanzibar” the same year.

His album Colorful Generation (January 2025) includes “Beauty On Fire” with Joeboy. He runs his own label, Igitangaza Music, works with the 1:55 AM team, and is one of the most in-demand brand ambassadors in Rwanda.

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