Acoustic Jurisprudence

Between September 2006 and December 2008, Simon Bikindi stood trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, accused of inciting genocide with his songs. In the early 1990s, Bikindi had been one of Rwanda''s most well-known and popular figures - the country''s minister for culture and its most famous and respected singer. But by the end of 1994, his songs had quite literally soundtracked...