Ben B the Brave

Benjamin Byiringiro uzwi nka Ben B the Brave ni umuraperi w’umunyarwanda, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, n’umuhanzi mu bubyutse bw’umutimanama mu njyana ya Hip hop (conscious music). Yavutse ku itariki 05 Werurwe 1995 kuri Pierre Celestin SIMUGOMWA na Laurence NYIRAMINANI. Ni uwa gatatu ma bana bane.

Uretse gukunda kumva indirimbo zitandukanye kuri radiyo akiri umwana, Ben B yatangiye kuririmba yiga mu mashuri abanza aho yabarizwaga mu matsinda atandukanye nka Club anti Sida. Ubwo yari ari mu mwaka wa kabiri w’amashuri yisumbuye muri College Saint Jean Nyarusange nibwo yatangiye kwiyandikira indirimbo ze maze zikundwa cyane n’abanyeshuri ndetse n’abayobozi bituma abikomeza. Yatsinze amarushanwa atandukanye ahagarariye ibigo yigagaho kuko yakomereje icyiciro cyisumbuye muri Ecole Secondaire Saint Joseph Karuganda, kugeza ubwo yajyaga muri Kaminuza nkuru y’u Rwanda i Butare ari naho yamenyekniye cyane.

Ben B wemera ko Eminem ariwe muraperi w’ibihe byose ku isi ngo anamwigiraho byinshi muri Rap cyane cyane mu buryo bwo gukurikiranya amagambo ndetse no kujyana n’injyana mu buryo bwuzuye. Nyuma yo gushyira hanze indirimbo ze nka: “Kuva ku isi”, “Umukono”, yagiye agaragara mu bitaramo bitandukanye byabereye muri Grand Auditorium ya kaminuza y’u Rwanda ishami rya Huye arinako ashimangira ubuhanga bwe mu njyana y Hip hop. Yagiye agaragaza ubudasa kandi binyuze mu marushanwa azwi mu gihugu nka AFRIFAME VOX Season 1 na I CAN BE YOUR VOICE.

Mu buzima bwe busanzwe akunda gukora ibintu bishya, kwerera imbuto abandi. Yarangije icyiciro cya kabiri cya kaminuza muri Kaminuza y’uRwanda i Huye mu ishami ry’Igenamigambi ry’imijyi (Urban and Regional Planning).

Ben B the Brave (born Benjamin Byiringiro on 5th March 1995) is a Rwandan rapper, singer, songwriter,and composer notable for his conscious lyrics and enlivening performances. Benjamin, the third of four children, was born in Kigali city. He began singing in school clubs and like many other musicians, he enjoyed writing and performing music from an early age. Inspired by American hip hop artists like Eminem, he started rapping in high school (College Saint Jean Nyarusange & Ecole Secondaire Saint Joseph Karuganda) festivals and he represented his schools various times in art competitions while other times wrote songs for others. After being the finalist in the I CAN BE YOUR VOICE singing competition of the 1000hills promoters, and the AFRIFAME VOX, Benjamin started a professional career. His first single "kuva ku isi" was recorded in December 2016 and awarded the Song of the Week on February 24 2017 by the TalentCast (a Netherland's independ artists podcast program). Followed by the release of his popular single "umukono" he proved to be the talented conscious rapper especially through his performances in the Grand Auditorium of the former Universite Nationale du Rwanda where he was one of the member of Musicians association. Apart from music, he completed a university degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Rwanda in 2017.