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Butera Knowless

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Butera Knowless

Knowless (born Jeanne d’Arc Ingabire Butera) is a Rwandan singer. She has a husband called Clement and they have two girls. Butera writes many of her own songs. Her songs touch on such themes as romantic relationships, societal issues and daily life.

Jeanne d’Arc Ingabire Butera was born in Ruhango District, and is the wife of Ishimwe Clement. She is the only child of Jean-Marie Vianney Butera and Marie Claire Uyambaje, who are both deceased. Her mother was the lead singer in a local Seventh-day Adventist church choir. Butera attended ESCAF primary school in Nyamirambo, APARUDE secondary school in Ruhango and APACE secondary school in Kigali with a focus on computer sciences and management. As a teenager she sang in the local choir. In 2012 she began to pursue a university degree at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology. In 2019, she graduated with an MBA at the Oklahoma Christian University. She is a mother of two girls named Or & Inzora Butera.

Knowless released her debut album, Komeza, in December 2011. Her second album, Uwo Ndiwe, was released in March 2013. Knowless is managed under the label Kina Music.

She has performed throughout Rwanda and in neighboring countries, including Uganda, and has collaborated with Rwandans Danny, Mc Tino, Paccy, Ciney, Jay Polly, Kamichi and Urban Boyz, and the Ugandan group Vampos. She has named Belgium-based Rwandan musician Cecile Kayirebwa and American R&B singer-songwriter Brandy Norwood as her inspirations. In 2021 she released an album called Inzora.

Knowless released her debut album, Komeza, in December 2011. Her second album, Uwo Ndiwe, was released in March 2013. Knowless is managed under the label Kina Music.

She has performed throughout Rwanda and in neighboring countries, including Uganda, and has collaborated with Rwandans Danny, Mc Tino, Paccy, Ciney, Jay Polly, Kamichi and Urban Boyz, and the Ugandan group Vampos. She has named Belgium-based Rwandan musician Cecile Kayirebwa and American R&B singer-songwriter Brandy Norwood as her inspirations. In 2021 she released an album called Inzora.

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  • It is no longer rumour, the long love journey that singer Knowless Butera and music Producer Clement Ishimwe have shared has finally paid off.
  • When Someone Says You Can’t Do It. Do It TWICE , And Take PICTURES.
  • It has been God’s favor upon my life but also my hard work. Not just music but also whatever I set my hands on, I make sure I give it my all because I do not like being failure in life,
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017)
  • "I’m inspired by the people I see around me and the people I meet on the roadside or anywhere and also the things that happen to me"
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017)
  • As a musician who had just risen musically, I felt tested by God and would feel so down and betrayed by people who were supposed to support me, but I became stronger. I knew all this would eventually end,
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017)
  • “I had always wanted a baby girl and that is what God gave me. I can’t explain the joy that I had upon realizing that I was going to have a girl. It was a dream come true
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017)
  • I don’t know what my daughter wants to be. She might want to live a private life and posting photos of her will mean disrespecting her decision. If she wants publicity like her parents have I’m very sure, she will get as many followers as possible. Although my daughter is too young I can tell she is humble and who knows what she will be in future.
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017).
  • In this country, not so many people are not lucky enough to have inherited property from their parents. I believe, that what such people, like me should pursue to inherit, is educational knowledge. That has always been my motivation to complete my studies because even when I have a career, education will always be a tool to move with the fast growing world.
    • "knowless-on-her-music-career-and-raising-a-family", She has captured people’s hearts with her music talent, her beauty and warm personality. Knowless Butera, real names, Jeanne Ingabire Butera is one of the music artists that has lingered on the music and celebrity scene for some time. (18 February 2017).
  • In regards to fashion, according to me, everyone should have their own style. One should take fashion to mean comfort such that if any one sees them they can say that the person has taste and is well versed with fashion. One can even wear slippers and pull off a style.Therefore, fashion should be one’s own. Another thing is that fashion is all about knowing yourself, as in your body shape and colour.
    • "i-love-wearing-mens-perfume---knowless", Her stage name, Knowless, was inspired by American R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles. Born Jeanne d'Arc Ingabire Butera and currently managed under Kina Music, Butera released her debut album, Komeza, in December 2011 (18 December 2014)
  • "I am grateful that I was chosen to perform with various established musicians from our region and beyond. It is an opportunity for me to learn from others and the exposure is equally vital"
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