Mani Martin

Mani Martin, born Maniraruta Martin, is a Rwandan actor and Afrobeat, gospel, pop music and RampB singer and songwriter. He was described by a reviewer for The Rwanda Spectrum Magazine as one of Rwandas strongest live performing acts. His music reflects a blend of Afrosoul and traditional Rwandan music, and features lyrics in Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, English and French.

Martin was born onDecember 1988 and grew up in his birth village of Ntura, Rwanda. His talent was discovered at the age of nine by a teacher who encouraged him to pursue music lessons at the CISK secondary school in Kigali. In 2000, at the age of 11, Martin recordedgospel songs to strong success many of these songs became popular in churches across the country. As a teen he taught voice lessons, trained choral groups in vocal performance and gave performances at community and youth events.

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