Masterland Explained

Masterland
Birth Name:Armel Chabel Marial Ngendakumana
Birth Date:20 May 1996
Birth Place:Muramvya, Burundi
Occupation:record producer, singer, songwriter
Instrument:Guitar, vocals
Years Active:2012–present
Label:
  • Master Muzik Records

Armel Chabel Marial Ngendakumana (born May 20, 1996), professionally known as Masterland, is a Burundian record producer and recording artist.

Masterland moved to Ngozi in rock Bujumbura Kugasaka's Live band in 2010 but started to make a name for himself in 2012 by taking part in the Primusic contest, a project initiated by BRARUDI and aimed at discovering young talents where he was selected among the 6 finalists.

After Primusic, he embarked on a solo career with the release of his local hit singles such as "Fantastic, Ndakwubaha, Sinzohinduka, Ntundekure, Alima, ..."

He founded Master Music production, a record label company in Bujumbura, producing for various Burundian musicians. He has worked with prominent artists such as Best Life Music, Samantha, Mt Number One.

Discography

YearTitleAlbum
2016"Fantastic" ">(featuring Samantha)Non-album single
"Sinzohinduka"
"Ntundekure"
2017"Alima"
2018"Sabwe[1] "
"Rundimwo[2] "
YearTitleAlbum
2017"Mi Wife" ">(Mt Number One featuring Masterland)Non-album single
2018"Ukwo Nyene" ">(Mt Number One featuring Masterland)

Awards and nominations

Buja Music Awards

|-| rowspan="1"|2019||Artist of the Year||-|-| rowspan="1"|2019|Sabwe|Song of the Year||-|-| rowspan="1"|2019||Best Performance||-|-| rowspan="1"|2019||Best Male Artist||-|-| rowspan="1"|2019|Nzobikora Featuring Fabelove|Video of the Year||-|-| rowspan="1"|2019||Best Music Producer||-

RFM Bujumbura

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masterland projette le clip vidéo de la chanson " Sabwe " en présence de stars et du public. Akeza. June 4, 2018. French.
  2. Web site: Masterland nous revient avec "Rundimwo". August 29, 2018. EJO. French.