After singing a Rwandan song “Ndagukunda” (I love you) to his wife, Scottish artist Ian Stewart has become famous in Rwanda.”I composed this song in Kinyarwanda not only because Rwandese music has tremendous sensitivity, but also I feel like everything in my life has changed because of my love,” Stewart said while referring to his Rwandese wife.
The audience was amazed to hear Scottish artist singing in Kinyarwanda as well as English when his album was launched last year in September.
It was the first of the recent release of local hits where Stewart returns to his musical theme of choice – that of love.
“This is a big song that every nation can feel connected to and I was always admiring Rwandese people for their culture background,” he further commented in an interview with journalists.
Steward also said he was influenced by his love for Rwanda and his distinctive and wealthy culture to record the song.
“Ndagukunda is a romantic song for all lovers. I was inspired to record this song from my love of Rwanda and Rwandan culture,” said the Scottish singer who visited Rwanda for the first time in 2013.