Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, umuhanzikazi w’inararibonye wamamaye mu ndirimbo gakondo, izivuga amateka y’u Rwanda n’izibutsa Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, yitabye Imana ku wa 16 Ukwakira 2026. Asize umurage w’indirimbo zakomeje gukora ku mitima y’Abanyarwanda, zirimo “Ese Mbaze Nde?”, “Ndavunyisha” na “Nkumbuye Iwacu”.
Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa yari umwe mu bahanzi b’Abanyarwanda bakoresheje impano yabo mu kugaragaza amateka y’igihugu, ibihe bikomeye cyanyuzemo, ubuhunzi, agahinda k’ababuze ababo n’icyizere cyo kongera kubaka u Rwanda.
Yamenyekanye cyane mu ndirimbo zigaruka ku mateka y’u Rwanda, ndetse no mu bikorwa by’Itorero Isamaza ryagize uruhare mu guteza imbere umuco nyarwanda no gushyigikira urugamba rwo kubohora igihugu.
Ubuzima bwe n’amateka y’umuryango

Nyiranyamibwa Suzanne yavukiye mu Rwanda, avukira mu muryango w’abana icyenda. Amakuru yatangajwe n’itangazamakuru agaragaza ko ubuzima bwe bwagize ibihe bikomeye, birimo kubura se, ndetse n’ihungabana ry’ubuzima bw’umuryango we ryaturutse ku mateka y’itotezwa n’ubwicanyi byakorewe Abatutsi mu bihe byabanje.
Mu 1963, se yishwe aroshywa mu ruzi rwa Rusumo, nk’uko amakuru yatangajwe ku buzima bwe abivuga. Ibyo byabaye imwe mu mpamvu zatumye amateka y’umuryango we arangwa n’ibikomere n’impinduka zikomeye.
Nubwo amakuru arambuye ku munsi n’umwaka yavukiyemo atagaragazwa kimwe mu bitangazamakuru byose, amakuru yo ku rupfu rwe yatangajwe ku wa 16 Ukwakira 2026, amugaragaza nk’umubyeyi wari umaze imyaka myinshi mu muziki nyarwanda.

Amashuri yize n’uko yatangiye ubuhanzi
Amakuru yizewe aboneka ku buzima bwa Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa mu bitangazamakuru ntasobanura neza amashuri yize, amazina y’ibigo yanyuzemo cyangwa imyaka yarangirijemo kwiga.
Icyakora, amateka ye agaragaza ko yari afite impano yo kuririmba no guhanga, ayikoresha mu bihe bitandukanye by’amateka y’u Rwanda.
Yabaye umwe mu bahanzi bagize uruhare mu bikorwa by’Itorero Isamaza, ryashinzwe mu Bubiligi mu myaka ya za 1990. Iri torero ryari rigizwe ahanini n’abagore n’inkumi, rikora ibikorwa byo kuririmba no kubyina hagamijwe guteza imbere umuco nyarwanda no gukusanya inkunga yo gufasha ingabo zari iza RPA mu rugamba rwo kubohora u Rwanda.
Muri Isamaza, Nyiranyamibwa yakoranye n’abandi bahanzi barimo Jeanne Karigirwa Ruboneka, Anonciata Gatera na Françoise Ruboneka.
Ubuhunzi n’urugendo rwo gusubira mu Rwanda

Mu 1973, Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa yavuye mu Rwanda ahunze itotezwa n’ubwicanyi byakorerwaga Abatutsi muri icyo gihe.
Yabanje gutura muri Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo, aho yamaze imyaka 16, nyuma yimukira mu Bubiligi.
Iyi myaka yamaze mu mahanga ntiyamubujije gukomeza gukunda igihugu cye, umuco wacyo n’ururimi rw’Ikinyarwanda. Ahubwo, ibikorwa bye by’ubuhanzi byamubereye inzira yo gukomeza kugaragaza ubunyarwanda no gutanga umusanzu mu bikorwa byari bigamije kubohora igihugu.
Mu Bubiligi, yabaye umwe mu bagize Itorero Isamaza, ryifashishaga indirimbo n’imbyino mu bikorwa byarishyigikiraga, birimo gukusanya inkunga yo gufasha ingabo zari iza RPA.
Nyuma y’imyaka irenga 40 yari amaze mu mahanga, Nyiranyamibwa yagarutse mu Rwanda mu Ukuboza 2016 aje gutura burundu.
“Ese Mbaze Nde?”: Indirimbo yamuhesheje umwanya wihariye mu muziki nyarwanda
Mu bihangano byagize uruhare rukomeye mu kumenyekanisha Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa harimo indirimbo yise “Ese Mbaze Nde?”, yasohotse mu 1996, mu gihe cy’icyunamo cyo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994.
Mu kiganiro yagiranye n’itangazamakuru, yasobanuye ko iyi ndirimbo yayihimbye ashingiye ku gahinda n’amateka yari yaranyuzemo. Yabaye imwe mu ndirimbo zifasha Abanyarwanda kwibuka ababo bishwe, kuzirikana amateka no gukomeza urugendo rwo kwiyubaka.
Iyi ndirimbo ntiyari igihangano gisanzwe kigamije gususurutsa abantu gusa. Yabaye uburyo bwo kugaragaza intimba, kwibaza ku byabaye no guha ijwi ababuze ababo.
Amagambo n’ubutumwa buyikubiyemo byatumye ikomeza kugira umwanya wihariye mu ndirimbo zifashishwa mu bihe byo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.
Nyiranyamibwa yigeze kuvuga ko atari azi neza uko indirimbo ze zageraga kuri Radio Rwanda, kuko hari igihe yahaga abanyamakuru amajwi y’ibihangano bye atazi aho bizagera. Nubwo byari bimeze bityo, “Ese Mbaze Nde?” yaje kumenyekana cyane no kuririmbwa n’abandi bahanzi mu bihe byo kwibuka.
Izindi ndirimbo ze zakunzwe
Uretse “Ese Mbaze Nde?”, Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa yamenyekanye mu zindi ndirimbo zitandukanye, zirimo:
“Ndavunyisha” — imwe mu ndirimbo zakomeje kumenyekanisha izina rye.
“Nkumbuye Iwacu” — igihangano gifitanye isano n’amarangamutima yo gukumbura iwabo.
“Nimuberwe Bakobwa” — imwe mu ndirimbo ze zizwi cyane, yakomeje kwibukwa no gusubirwamo n’abandi bahanzi.
“Telefone” — iri mu bihangano byagize uruhare mu kumenyekanisha inganzo ye.
“Ituze” — imwe mu ndirimbo zagaragajwe mu rutonde rw’ibihangano bye.
Izi ndirimbo zigaragaza ko inganzo ye itagarukiraga gusa ku mateka akomeye y’igihugu. Yanaririmbye ku buzima busanzwe, urukundo, umuco n’imibanire y’Abanyarwanda.
Uruhare mu rugamba rwo kubohora u Rwanda
Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa yakoresheje impano ye mu bikorwa byari bigamije gushyigikira urugamba rwo kubohora u Rwanda.
Binyuze mu Itorero Isamaza, we na bagenzi be bakoraga ibikorwa by’ubuhanzi byari bigamije gukusanya inkunga yo gufasha ingabo zari iza RPA.
Mu 2024, yigeze kuvuga ko urukundo yakundaga u Rwanda ari rwo rwamuteye gufata umwanzuro wo gukoresha inganzo ye mu gushyigikira urugamba rwo kubohora igihugu.
Ibi byagaragaje ko kuri we umuziki utari umwuga wo kwishimisha gusa, ahubwo wari n’uburyo bwo kugaragaza ibitekerezo, gukunda igihugu no gutanga umusanzu mu bihe by’ingenzi by’amateka yacyo.
Nyuma ya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi
Nyuma ya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, Nyiranyamibwa yakomeje guhanga indirimbo zifasha mu kwibuka abazize Jenoside, guhumuriza ababuze ababo no gukomeza kubungabunga amateka.
Mu kiganiro yagiranye n’itangazamakuru mu 2023, yasabye abahanzi gukora ibihangano bihumuriza abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi, anasaba urubyiruko kurwanya ibibi no guharanira ibikorwa byubaka igihugu.
Indirimbo ze zagiye zigaruka ku mateka, amazina y’abishwe, agahinda k’ababuze ababo n’uruhare buri wese afite mu kubaka ejo hazaza.
Ibyo byatumye inganzo ye iba imwe mu nzira zifasha kubika ubuhamya bw’amateka no kugeza ubutumwa ku bisekuru bitandukanye.
“Nimuberwe Bakobwa” n’uruhare mu kubungabunga ibihangano
Indirimbo “Nimuberwe Bakobwa” yakomeje kumenyekana no mu bahanzi bo mu bihe bishya.
Mu Ukwakira 2025, Nyiranyamibwa yagiranye ikiganiro n’itangazamakuru asobanura impamvu yari yasabye ko amashusho y’iyo ndirimbo yasubiwemo n’itsinda Ibihangange akurwa kuri YouTube, kuko yari yashyizweho atabiherewe uruhushya.
Ibyo byagaragaje ko yakomezaga kwita ku burenganzira bwe ku bihangano, ndetse n’akamaro ko kubahiriza uburenganzira bw’umuhanzi mu gihe abandi bashaka gusubiramo indirimbo ze.
Uruhare rw’abahanzi bakiri bato mu gusubiramo ibihangano bye rugaragaza ko indirimbo ze zakomeje kugira agaciro no mu bisekuru bishya by’umuziki nyarwanda.
Indirimbo aheruka guhanga n’ibihe bya nyuma mu muziki
Nubwo hari amakuru agaragaza indirimbo ze zamamaye mu bihe bitandukanye, amakuru yatangajwe ku buzima bwe ntagaragaza neza izina ry’indirimbo aheruka guhanga mbere y’urupfu rwe, igihe yayihimbiye cyangwa igihe yayisohoreye.
Bityo, ntibyaba ari byo kwemeza ko indirimbo runaka ari yo ya nyuma yahimbye hatabanje kuboneka ubuhamya bwe, amakuru y’umuryango we cyangwa inyandiko yizewe ibigaragaza.
Icyakora, kugeza mu bihe bya nyuma byagarutsweho n’itangazamakuru, Nyiranyamibwa yari agifite umwanya mu bikorwa by’umuziki nyarwanda, mu biganiro byerekeye ubuhanzi no mu bikorwa byo kwibuka.
Urupfu rwe n’umurage asize
Ku wa Gatanu, tariki ya 16 Ukwakira 2026, ni bwo hatangajwe inkuru y’urupfu rwa Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, witabye Imana azize uburwayi, nk’uko ibitangazamakuru byo mu Rwanda byabivuze.
Urupfu rwe rwashenguye abakunzi b’umuziki nyarwanda, cyane cyane abibuka indirimbo ze zakomeje guherekeza ibihe byo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.
Yasize umurage w’indirimbo zifite ubutumwa bukomeye, zifasha kubika amateka y’u Rwanda, guhumuriza abababaye no kwibutsa Abanyarwanda agaciro k’ubumwe n’urukundo bakwiye kugirirana.
Amateka ye agaragaza umuhanzi wakoresheje ijwi n’inganzo mu bihe bitandukanye: kuva mu buhungiro, mu bikorwa byo gushyigikira urugamba rwo kubohora igihugu, kugeza ku bihangano byafashije Abanyarwanda kuzirikana amateka no gukomeza kubaka igihugu.
Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa azakomeza kwibukwa nk’umwe mu bahanzi bagize uruhare mu guhuza umuziki n’amateka y’u Rwanda. Indirimbo ze zizakomeza kuba ubuhamya bw’ibihe igihugu cyanyuzemo n’uruhare umuhanzi ashobora kugira mu kubungabunga amateka y’abamubanjirije no kugeza ubutumwa ku bazakurikiraho.

YANDITSWE NA UZABAKIRIHO CHARLES