Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Inganzo Ngari, a group of some 100 members of different ages that was formed in 2006 to promote traditional Rwandan dance, music and culture. They perform at everything from national and international events to weddings.
Their name Inganzo Ngari loosely translates to “Limitless Talent” and based on today, that is the perfect name for them.
The group’s manager is Serge and today we had about 50 performers, some fully professional, some with day jobs, but all investing time to rehearse twice a week.
They performed a slow dance (Umushagiriro), an ancestral dance just performed by female dancers that honors the elegance of the cow, an important figure in Rwandan culture.
The dancers were accompanied by the Inanga (a traditional wooden string instrument played in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and parts of Congo). Then the same dancers performed a number about a community, Intwatwa, formerly known as the Batwa, the group we recorded in November 2012. It was a celebration dance with many steps to honour their rich and historic culture.
Recorded: 22.09.23
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Inganzo Ngari, a group of some 100 members of different ages that was formed in 2006 to promote traditional Rwandan dance, music and culture. They perform at everything from national and international events to weddings.
Their name Inganzo Ngari loosely translates to “Limitless Talent” and based on today, that is the perfect name for them.
The group’s manager is Serge and today we had about 50 performers, some fully professional, some with day jobs, but all investing time to rehearse twice a week.
They performed a slow dance (Umushagiriro), an ancestral dance just performed by female dancers that honors the elegance of the cow, an important figure in Rwandan culture.
The dancers were accompanied by the Inanga (a traditional wooden string instrument played in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and parts of Congo). Then the same dancers performed a number about a community, Intwatwa, formerly known as the Batwa, the group we recorded in November 2012. It was a celebration dance with many steps to honour their rich and historic culture.
Recorded: 22.09.23
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
