My father was an intelligent and famous musician and he composed a lot of good music. - Sophia Nzayisenga

After the genocide my love for playing went away. But little-by-little I started playing again and I still am now.

When I was about eight, my father started to compose new music for me, which I memorised and played until I was 15, when I started to compose music by myself.

Many Rwandan women like music but they don’t take the initiative to play it - maybe they think they won’t be able to do it and only men can play inanga. I think they underestimate themselves.