The journey
THE JOURNEY
Not a paragraph — a visual story. Every milestone carries a year, a title, a description, and links to the music, album or article it belongs to.
2001
BORN IN RUBAVU
Rukundo Bolingo Paccier is born in Rubavu, in Rwanda's Western Province, on the shores of Lake Kivu.
2001
BORN IN RUBAVU
Rukundo Bolingo Paccier is born in Rubavu, in Rwanda's Western Province, on the shores of Lake Kivu.
Early years
A MUSICAL FAMILY
Grows up around instruments and family music-making. First contact with guitar, voice and rhythm.
Early years
A MUSICAL FAMILY
Grows up around instruments and family music-making. First contact with guitar, voice and rhythm.
2017
NYUNDO MUSIC SCHOOL
Enters Nyundo Music School — the formal training ground that shaped a generation of Rwandan musicians.
2017
NYUNDO MUSIC SCHOOL
Enters Nyundo Music School — the formal training ground that shaped a generation of Rwandan musicians.
2018
ORIGINAL MUSIC BEGINS
Starts writing and recording his own material, moving from interpretation to authorship.
2018
ORIGINAL MUSIC BEGINS
Starts writing and recording his own material, moving from interpretation to authorship.
2021
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Steps into professional music: live performance, session work and released singles.
2021
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Steps into professional music: live performance, session work and released singles.
2022
UMUCANSHURO
Public sources identify Umucanshuro as his first album — an important stage in Bolingo's recorded music journey.
Listen to album2022 · 10 tracks
UMUCANSHURO
The first album — a beginning in recorded music, documented in 2022.
2022
UMUCANSHURO
Public sources identify Umucanshuro as his first album — an important stage in Bolingo's recorded music journey.
Listen to album2022 · 10 tracks
UMUCANSHURO
The first album — a beginning in recorded music, documented in 2022.
2025
UMUCANCURO LIVE & NEW RELEASES
Live recordings and a run of singles, including Bushya, Imizi (Live) and Karira.
2025
UMUCANCURO LIVE & NEW RELEASES
Live recordings and a run of singles, including Bushya, Imizi (Live) and Karira.
2026
INYENYERI & INGANZO EXPERIENCE
The 15-track album Inyenyeri and the launch of the Inganzo Experience — a platform for emerging creatives.
Listen to album2026 · 15 tracks
INYENYERI
Fifteen tracks of contemporary Rwandan songwriting — stars over the hills. The fullest statement of Bolingo Paccy's work so far.
2026
INYENYERI & INGANZO EXPERIENCE
The 15-track album Inyenyeri and the launch of the Inganzo Experience — a platform for emerging creatives.
Listen to album2026 · 15 tracks
INYENYERI
Fifteen tracks of contemporary Rwandan songwriting — stars over the hills. The fullest statement of Bolingo Paccy's work so far.