{"id":128576,"date":"2024-05-23T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?post_type=pamlongform&#038;p=128576"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:23:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T08:23:51","slug":"off-the-map-b-threy","status":"publish","type":"pamlongform","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/stories\/off-the-map-b-threy\/","title":{"rendered":"B-Threy, dreams and scars in Kigali\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section data-title=\"Intro\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_a9803e742cc21d928d6b875b62cdee4e\" id=\"longform-section-block_a9803e742cc21d928d6b875b62cdee4e\" class=\"section w-full relative grid  longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen w-full longform-section has-black-background-color\" style=\"\">\n                <video poster=\"  \" class=\"desktop-video w-full h-full object-cover h-screen w-screen left-0\" muted loop playsinline><source src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/B-Threy-Car-Cut-480.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><video poster=\"  \" class=\" mobile-video w-full h-full object-cover h-screen w-screen left-0\" muted loop playsinline><source src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/B-Threy-Car-Cut-480.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>                <div class=\"desktop fadedImagesWrapper \"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile fadedImagesWrapper\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content wrapper here -->\n    <div class=\"relative z-10 single-column max-w-pam mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"innercontent \">\n            \n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1f09f1eed1f610ce7e78639bce96e2a1\">B-Threy, scars and dreams in Kigali&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section data-title=\"\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_db049102ac192bc8c0d7e7d71d18cef1\" id=\"longform-section-block_db049102ac192bc8c0d7e7d71d18cef1\" class=\"section w-full relative grid  longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen w-full longform-section has-black-background-color\" style=\"\">\n                <div class=\"w-full h-full h-screen w-screen left-0\"><\/div>                <div class=\"desktop fadedImagesWrapper \"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile fadedImagesWrapper\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content wrapper here -->\n    <div class=\"relative z-10 single-column max-w-pam mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"innercontent \">\n            \n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1cc041f22ca16a72e3a7e7125a072b24\">Explore the turbulent sound of Kigali&#8217;s post genocide generation with one of the founders of kinyatrap, a national phenomenon blending Atlanta&#8217;s 808s with the poetic texture of Kinyarwanda, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jvACkMN6nuo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">latest episode of our Off the Map series<\/span><\/a> directed by Michiel Robberecht.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-white-color wp-block-post-author-name wp-elements-a1566bee8fe2b60ee2c8307a77458cbf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/author\/christianaskin\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christian Askin<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-white-color wp-block-post-date wp-elements-167ad1daa366d27040a2b610947c9eaa\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-23T17:26:46+02:00\">23 May 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d78f77d2c30e2543a84409033be94c7\">B-Threy, real name Bertrand Muheto, was born in Burundi in 1994, but grew up in the Nyamirambo neighborhood of Kigali, Rwanda. It&#8217;s a neighborhood famous for hip-hop culture in Kigali, with some of the genre&#8217;s OGs like P Fla or Bulldog representing since the early aughts. It was in these streets, and at the Ecole Technique St Joseph, that Muheto would find his entourage, and develop a sound that Rwanda, and the world, had never heard before; kinyatrap, a local blend of trap, traditional Rwandan sounds, and the metaphorically rich Kinyarwanda language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2370f1ce568732dfea77855054779771\">Like many young Rwandans who grew up in the years after the genocide against the Tutsis, B-Threy inherited the scars and dreams of a country. There is a trauma that sits between the many hills, an unsettling calm that lays on the air, and long, blank stares from passerbys. But once B-Threy found his partner Bushali, and the Green Ferry Studio ran by producer Dr. Nganji, both seen in the film, the silence was broken. \u201c<em>I\u2019m a voice for those who don\u2019t have words,<\/em>\u201d B-Threy told us during an interview, \u201c<em>we\u2019ve had some struggles, that\u2019s why we sing about it.<\/em>\u201d Since, kinyatrap has become a way of life and a means of expression for the youth who felt oppressed by the weight of the past, and the timid nature of a country reeling from trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section data-title=\"\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_8a55f5da54663abad48b03fe41db17e3\" id=\"longform-section-block_8a55f5da54663abad48b03fe41db17e3\" class=\"section w-full relative grid grow-animate longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen w-full longform-section has-black-background-color\" style=\"\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM-.jpg\" class=\"desktop-img absolute top-0 w-full h-full object-cover invisible pointer-events-none lg:visible lg:pointer-events-autoh-screen w-screen left-0\" alt=\"desktop-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM-.jpg 2876w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--759x569.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--1010x758.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--661x496.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2876\" height=\"2157\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM-.jpg\" class=\"mobile-img absolute top-0 w-full h-full object-cover visible lg:invisible pointer-events-auto lg:pointer-events-noneh-screen w-screen left-0\" alt=\"mobile-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM-.jpg 2876w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--759x569.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--1010x758.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--661x496.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BTHREY-FILM--375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                <div class=\"desktop fadedImagesWrapper \"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile fadedImagesWrapper\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content wrapper here -->\n    <div class=\"relative z-10 single-column max-w-pam mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"innercontent \">\n            \n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a389685cca65f6b368bc1ceebec7d8f3\">\u201c<em>After the Tutsi genocide, our country was torn apart. Growing up wasn&#8217;t easy&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section data-title=\"\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_db049102ac192bc8c0d7e7d71d18cef1\" id=\"longform-section-block_db049102ac192bc8c0d7e7d71d18cef1\" class=\"section w-full relative grid  longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen w-full longform-section has-black-background-color\" style=\"\">\n                <div class=\"w-full h-full h-screen w-screen left-0\"><\/div>                <div class=\"desktop fadedImagesWrapper \"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile fadedImagesWrapper\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content wrapper here -->\n    <div class=\"relative z-10 single-column max-w-pam mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"innercontent \">\n            \n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-381f8a62e3cd1f65b7a7aed14300babe\">&#8230;<em> not only did the country have to be rebuilt in terms of infrastructure, but also in terms of families. Kinyatrap is a movement that grew out of the wounds and perspectives of the post-genocide generation,\u201d<\/em> says B-Threy, in this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jvACkMN6nuo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short documentary<\/a> by director Michiel Robberecht, who himself (Muheto) was orphaned by his mother. \u201c<em>From that history we created songs that touch both sides and contribute to the project of reconciliation<\/em>,\u201d he continues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bede564d692065d92d73ab271a07f82c\">&#8220;<em>I was fascinated by the raw, explosive energy of these young musicians from Kigali,<\/em>\u201d says Michiel Robberecht, the film&#8217;s director. &#8220;<em>Kinyatrap, with its uncut sounds and unbridled expression, seemed to clash with the orderly calm and hushed silence that usually covers the city of Kigali. I was keen to explore the emergence of this musical movement which, in this controlled environment, serves as an outlet for youth.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-76710ff56119e50034415c608bf1fa6e\">Bushali, B-Threy, Dr. Nganji, Dizo Last, Slum Drip, Mazimpaka Prime, Ice Nova\u2026 In Rwanda, a whole generation of young rappers and beatmakers have come to seize upon this style, releasing songs and videos that speak of life on the street, and those same street kid&#8217;s dreams. It&#8217;s become a hallmark of the youth. The aforementioned gang have invented words used as insider language, as B-Threy mentions in the film, and provided new codes of style and manner that liberate from the timid ways of a generation past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section data-title=\"\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_2c465a67693a2050cf9c986f4c25ac6a\" id=\"longform-section-block_2c465a67693a2050cf9c986f4c25ac6a\" class=\"section w-full relative grid grow-animate longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen w-full longform-section has-black-background-color\" style=\"\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME.jpg\" class=\"desktop-img absolute top-0 w-full h-full object-cover invisible pointer-events-none lg:visible lg:pointer-events-autoh-screen w-screen left-0\" alt=\"desktop-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME-759x569.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME-1010x758.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, 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https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bthrey-SOCIALS-MONOCHROME-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                <div class=\"desktop fadedImagesWrapper \"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile fadedImagesWrapper\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content wrapper here -->\n    <div class=\"relative z-10 single-column max-w-pam mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"innercontent \">\n            \n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2719657a7ffdf534961d0cf06ff40dca\">On kinyatrap tracks, it&#8217;s not surprising to hear Kigali slang rubbing shoulders with Swahili expletives, Arabic exclamations, English apostrophes and French double entendres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1753e439a385a5f02ec8d879a814392d\">B-Threy explains that kinyatrap is also inspired by kwivuga, the Rwandan tradition of praise poetry which literally means &#8220;bragging&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" pointer-events-none h-screen100 lg:h-screen100\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section data-title=\"Watch\" data-scoll-target=\"longform-section-block_b2481cb030c3a1839bcdf390552b6c23\" id=\"longform-section-block_b2481cb030c3a1839bcdf390552b6c23\" class=\"section w-full relative grid  longform-section has-black-background-color \" style=\"\">\n    <!-- Pinned wrapper here -->\n        <div class=\"pinned-wrapper pointer-events-none\">\n        <div class=\"pinned h-screen w-full \">\n            <div class=\"h-screen 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It&#8217;s a vision into the intimate and turbulent life of the kinyatrappers, including Dr Nganji, founder of Green Ferry Studios at the heart of the movement, and fellow superstar Bushali, who met B-Threy during the film for a studio session. Between discussions about street life with the homies, we see a matured star reflecting on his role as a father and his ambition to incorporate his Rwandan heritage into his music, look, and vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1760c451ad7968a329c1f83f2619f316\">Explore the realities of Rwanda&#8217;s youth through the eyes of one of its leaders in this latest episode of our Off the Map Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"B-Threy, r\u00eaves et cicatrices \u00e0 Kigali | Off the Map\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" 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