Iam Blameless born as Innocent Nzayisenga is a Rwandan singer-songwriter, music producer, and performer of soul, blues, Afro-soul, and World music. [1] He is known for his soulful voice and musical ingenuity.
Iam Blameless was born on December 21, 1993 to Bernadette Mukase and Pierre Celestin Bucyana in a village called Ruyenzi, Runda in the Southern province of Rwanda. His parents and many of his relatives died during the 1994 genocide committed against Tutsi in Rwanda, and he was raised by his grandmother, who died in July 2014.[2][3][4]
Career
At the age of 16, he began writing songs with his co-founded high school live band, known as The Braves. A year later, the band performed in a benefit concert for Somalia during the 2011 crisis.[5] Iam Blameless moved to Montreal in 2014 to pursue his undergraduate degree in African Studies and Political Science, with a minor in sound recording, at McGill University. He received a fully-funded scholarship from the MasterCard Foundation.[3][6]
Iam Blameless was recognized for promoting and producing music of all genres upon his high school graduation day at Agahozo-Shalom (January 2014).[8] He received a Peace Run Medal for being an exceptional musician who promoted peaceful messages in 2018.[9] That same year, he also received a No Limit Awards for "Song of the Year" (We Brought You Flowers).
