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Notes from the Hills: Thirty-two years on

What commemoration reveals about memory, solidarity, and the future.

5d ago·11 min read·2173 words

Sunday Night Music: RAYE's Click Clack Symphony.

Raye has delivered a carefully crafted new album.

Mar 29·1 min read·153 words

Notes from the Hills: The youth at Muhoza

A youth centre in Musanze and what you encounter when you keep coming back.

Mar 28·15 min read·2819 words

What’s new in the world? And good news from Musanze

While the world debates war, life goes on in Musanze.

Mar 13·2 min read·293 words

Notes from the Hills: What's that Village?

A visit with GiveDirectly to rural Musanze, among bananas, people, and new possibilities.

Mar 13·10 min read·1998 words

Sunday Night Music: Boukuru's Umwali

A singer-song-writer combines emotion with careful craft, and her new video makes that effort visible.

Mar 1·1 min read·147 words

Coffee with Pastor and Author Antoine Rutayisire: "I love being present."

The author of "Reconciliation Is My Lifestyle" talks curiosity and the discipline of being present in a wounded society.

Feb 27·12 min read·2372 words

Soft Voices in a Loud Economy

On quiet art and the pressure to turn everything into income

Feb 26·1 min read·171 words

On Rocky and the Road

Cycling, memory, and insistence.

Feb 23·1 min read·141 words

Sunday Night Music: Vinxi and The Illusionist's Nyirandugu

An emerging wave of artists are blending modern genres with traditional Rwandan sounds.

Feb 22·1 min read·119 words