Queen Cha real names Yvonne Mugemana is a Rwandan female artist, last year (2019) she was awarded as Rwanda's best female artist. She has also been a brand ambassador for Techno mobile.
Some of her hit songhs include, Romantic, Umwe Rukumbi, Question among others.
In an exclusive interview with Ommy Dallah, the songstress reveals more about her music.
1..Kindly start by introduction, who is Queen Cha?
I am a Rwandan female artist who has been doing music since 2012! My real names are Mugemana Yvonne! I have worked with different labels but currently am working with a label called “The Mane Music Label”
2..What kind of music do you?
I do RnB Afrobeat and Zouk
3..What inspires your music?
Real life in general!
4..How is it like being a female artist in Rwanda?
Rwanda is the country that's empowering women to overcome challenges that they face in business, both governmental and private sectors are working together to create the opportunities for women to help them breaking up barriers and start up in sustainable project plans. Being a female artist in Rwanda today is the bussiness asset that guarantees the sustainable development as well as we profit that empowerment of the goverment and we no longer get scared to do such activities that society thought to be reserved for men
5.. What are the challenges that you face as a female artist?
Music industry is a business like others, female face many challenges in this business due to different facts. Largely due to social cultural beliefs, society perceives female as too weak to conduct business, and prefer them to be confined to housekeeping activities and dependecy on others. Once society doesn't believe that you are able to achieve, you are face lots of challenges to various opportunities that should make your business growing higher( limit to loan and other capital resources).
6..So many things including the entertainment industry have changed during this time of COVID-19 pandemic, how are you coping up an making sure that you still remain relevant to your fans?
I kept releasing songs and shooting different videos! Even if concerts are not yet allowed am planning to do an online concert to keep my fans entertained !
7..Who is your favourite artist from Kenya?
Sauti Sol and Nyashinski
8..Should we expect a collabo between you and a Kenyan artist soon?
I would like to! I can’t tell if it’s too soon! But it’s on my plan!
