Kizito Mihigo
- January 4, 2024
- Organist
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Kizito Mihigo Biography
| Name | Kizito Mihigo |
| Birthday | Jul 25 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Kibeho |
| Home Town | Kibeho |
| Birth Country | Rwanda |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Parents | Augustin Buguzi, Placidie Ilibagiza |
Kizito Mihigo is one of the most popular and richest Organist who was born on July 25, 1981 in Kibeho, Kibeho, Rwanda. Kizito Mihigo was born on 25 July 1981 in Kibeho, Nyaruguru district, in the former Gikongoro Province (now Southern Province) of Rwanda. He was the third of six children born to Augustin Buguzi and Placidie Ilibagiza. At the age of 9, he began composing songs. Five years later, when he was studying in secondary school at the Petit Seminaire de Butare, he became the most popular liturgical organist and composer of the Catholic Church in Rwanda.
In 2001, he participated in the competition for the composition of the Rwandan national anthem and was later granted a presidential scholarship to study at the Conservatoire de Paris (with the financial support of Rwandan President Paul Kagame). In Paris, Mihigo undertook organ and composition courses under the supervision of Françoise Levechin-Gangloff. He then began his international music career in Belgium.
Since 2009, Mihigo has appeared often in the Media of Rwanda as one of the celebrities who attracts the most women in Rwanda. In April 2013, The New Times ranked him as the second-hottest male celebrity in Rwanda.
In 2010, the Mihigo created the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation (KMP), an NGO advocating for peace and reconciliation. He settled in Rwanda the following year and, in partnership with the Rwandan government, World Vision International and the United States Embassy in Kigali, he began a tour of schools and prisons in Rwanda. In schools, Mihigo’s goal was to promote youth education regarding peace and reconciliation, as well as the establishment of peace clubs. In prisons, the singer’s aim was to generate debates with inmates about their crimes before creating dialog clubs called “conflict transformation clubs”.
In 1994, Mihigo was orphaned in the Rwandan genocide. He escaped to Burundi where he met surviving members of his family, and tried unsuccessfully to join the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) to avenge his family. In July 1994, Mihigo returned to Rwanda. After high school, he enrolled at the seminary to become a priest, and through music and the Christian faith, he managed to forgive those who killed his father.
Kizito Mihigo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Organist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kizito Mihigo is one of the richest Organist from Rwanda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kizito Mihigo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kizito Mihigo (25 July 1981 – 17 February 2020) was a Rwandan gospel singer, songwriter, organist, composer of sacred music, television presenter, genocide survivor, and peace and reconciliation activist. Kizito was an iconic activist who dedicated his life to healing the souls of his fellow genocide survivors and rebuilding unity and reconciliation in Rwanda. According to Kisito’s words, published on Kizitomihigo.com, he claimed, “The objective of my works is to console and strengthen the wounded hearts, singing peace and forgiveness.” His ultimate performance in healing and Peacebuilding started in 2010 when he created the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to his cause.
Since the 1994 genocide, the Rwandan singer had composed more than 400 songs in 20 years.
During his stay in Europe, Mihigo met the Mouvement international de la Réconciliation (MIR), a French non-governmental organization (NGO) that advocates for non-violence. In 2007, in collaboration with the organization, Kizito Mihigo organized a Mass for Peace in Africa, held in Brussels.
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From 2012 until his death, Kizito Mihigo had presented Umusanzu w’Umuhanzi (English: The artist’s contribution), a weekly national television program produced by the KMP Foundation. In the one-hour program, the singer discusses his concerts with prisoners and students. Once a month during the program, Mihigo organizes an interfaith dialogue, which takes the form of a debate with religious leaders to understand the role of religion in peacebuilding.
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Kizito Ranked on the list of most popular Organist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Rwanda. Kizito Mihigo celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.
In April 2013, the Rwanda Governance Board recognized the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation among the top-ten local NGOs that had promoted good governance in Rwanda. Because of this, the Foundation received the “RGB award” of 8,000,000 Rwandan francs.