Umuhanzikazi Marie France Mpundu, umwe mu bahanzikazi bagezweho muri muzika nyarwanda muri iki gihe, yahishuye ko kuva akiri muto, by’umwihariko mu gihe cy’ubwangavu bwe, yumvaga umuhanzi Kitoko Bibarwa ari we mugabo w’inzozi ze. Ngo yumvaga ko ari we yifuza ko yazamubera umugabo cyangwa se umukunzi, kubera uburyo yamubonaga nk’umugabo w’icyitegererezo, wuzuye kandi ufite umwihariko.
Ibi yabigarutseho mu kiganiro aherutse kugirana n’ikinyamakuru IGIHE, aho yasubizaga ibibazo bitandukanye bijyanye n’urugendo rwe rw’umuziki, ubuzima bwe bwite ndetse n’ibindi byamugize uwo ari we ubu. Mu gihe cy’iki kiganiro, umunyamakuru yamubajije ku cyamamare yakuze akunda cyane ndetse yumva ko aramutse abonye amahirwe yo gukundana na cyo, atazuyaza.
Mu gusubiza iki kibazo, Marie France Mpundu yagize ati: “Olala! Icyamamare nakuze nkunda cyane ni Kitoko. Nakundaga uburyo aririmba, ijwi rye ryari rifite umwihariko udasanzwe. Ni ijwi wumva rikurura umutima, rikagera kure. Ryari ijwi riremereye, ryuzuyemo uburemere n’ubwitonzi — ijwi ry’umugabo w’ukuri. Nararyumvaga nkumva ari umuntu wihariye, bituma niyumvamo ko ari we mugabo w’inzozi zanjye.”
Marie France yakomeje avuga ko n’ubwo kugeza ubu atarabona amahirwe yo guhura na Kitoko imbonankubone, yakuze amufitiye icyubahiro gikomeye, ari n’umwe mu bantu yagiye afatiraho icyitegererezo mu rugendo rwe rwa muzika.
Uyu muhanzikazi w’imyaka 25 y’amavuko, amaze kugira izina rikomeye mu muziki nyarwanda, cyane cyane kubera ijwi rye rituje kandi ryimbitse, ndetse n’indirimbo ze zifite amagambo yuje ubusizi, urukundo n’ubutumwa. Azwi cyane mu ndirimbo nka “Umutima”, “Nzagutegereza”, “Nabikoze”, n’izindi nyinshi zikunzwe n’abatari bake mu Rwanda no mu banyarwanda baba mu mahanga.
Marie France yavuze ko nubwo Kitoko ari icyamamare yakunze kuva kera, ubu ahanze amaso ejo hazaza he mu muziki, aho afite intego yo kurushaho gutera imbere, gukora indirimbo zinoze kandi zifasha abanyarwanda gutekereza, gukunda no kugira icyizere cy’ahazaza.
Yasoje avuga ko kuba yarakuze akunda Kitoko byamubereye isoko y’ishyaka n’ubushake bwo gukora umuziki ufite ireme, kuko yifuzaga kuzagera ku rwego nk’urwe cyangwa kururenza, kandi ibyo ngo ni indoto akomeje guharanira gushyira mu bikorwa.
