Makanyaga Abdoul

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Makanyaga Abdul, a prominent Rwandan singer and musician, was born in 1947 in Huye district, Ngoma city. He began his musical career in 1967 with various Rwandan orchestras and formed the band Irangira after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Makanyaga gained fame for songs like "Roza sanga amaurizi," "Urabeho Mariyana," and "Rubanda nytakakoshye." He also had a brief football career with the Kiyovu Sport team before working at the American embassy for 16 years.