Carefully record a video in front of the camera and send New Year blessings.
They are a team of young Rwandan singers. Under the leadership of founder "Bobo", the team has gained millions of fans on Chinese online platforms by singing Chinese songs. They have also been praised by many netizens as "the best foreigners who sing Chinese songs." "People" and "soul singers"...
In Kamoni District, Southern Province, Rwanda, members of the Rwandan Young Singer Team sent New Year blessings to the audience in front of the camera. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Huang Wanqing)
On the occasion of the New Year, reporters visited the "shooting base" of the "Bobo" team. This is a rural village in Kamoni District, South Lunan Province, about 20 kilometers away from the capital Kigali. The team members are all villagers living nearby. The filming of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" attracted a crowd of villagers, men, women, old and children in the village to watch curiously.
"Bobo" has a team of seven people. In addition to "Bobo" himself, there are also singer "Security", singer "Xinxin" and "little assistant". "Bobo" studied at the Confucius Institute in Rwanda and studied in China for a year, and can communicate with reporters in fluent Chinese. During his studies, he discovered that many of his friends were taking videos and uploading them to mobile Internet platforms for display and sharing. After returning to Africa, he started a business with his friends and opened a short video account, filming videos of him and his friends singing Chinese songs, and turned this love into practical actions.
"Bobo" said that he hopes that through their team, many Chinese friends can have an in-depth understanding of Rwanda and Africa. "This is very meaningful to us."
In Kamoni District, Southern Province, Rwanda, members of the Rwandan Young Singer Team "Bobo" (middle), "Security" (left) and "Xinxin" greet netizens in front of the camera. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Huang Wanqing)
By interacting with netizens in the comment area, "Bobo" found that many people are interested in Rwanda. Therefore, they skillfully combine singing with daily life. In the video, team members often appear singing while making cassava flour or eating local specialties such as roasted corn. The
team shoots videos and learns new songs every Monday to Saturday in the morning, and starts recording songs in the afternoon after learning Chinese. To ensure a new video is updated every day, team members learn a new song every day. "Bobo" said happily: "I take them to learn Chinese for two hours every afternoon. I am their Chinese teacher."
singer "Bao Bao" told reporters that he can learn three new songs in one day at the fastest, " I will let 'Bobo' explain the main meaning of the lyrics to me, and then add my own rich emotions."
In Kamoni District, Southern Province, Rwanda, members of the Rwandan young singer team "Xinxin" (first from left) and "Little Assistant" (Second from left) and "security guard" shoot a video together. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Huang Wanqing)
"Bobo" said that sometimes some lyrics are difficult and the team members always sing wrong, but he is more strict and often needs to start by correcting the pronunciation. He also taught some pinyin and daily Chinese communication terms, and the team members' Chinese language has made great progress. The
"Bobo" team is not only loved by Chinese netizens, but has even attracted the attention of netizens from many places around the world. "Bobo" said that many foreigners who are learning Chinese also like to watch their videos and exchange methods and experiences on learning Chinese with each other. The popularity of
videos on the online platform surprised the team members. "Bobo" said excitedly: "Seeing that everyone likes us so much, we will work harder, be more professional, and go further."
( Source: Xinhua News Agency)
