The most promising musician from the new born burundian music scene: STEVEN SOGO and the Hope Street. A young and very dynamic musician from Bujumbura who took the guitar in the middle of the civil war to express his wish to live and to live a normal life. His music is pure, original blues: His songs are a cry for life, full of pain and hope at the same time, just a mirror of burundian society these days. He fusions not only modern instruments with traditional burundian instruments, but takes also traditional rhythms and tunes, rearranges and modernizes the so far little know burundian cultural heritage. One of the most promising musician in the burundian music scene that is just starting to be reborn.

STEVEN SOGO was born on the 1st of April 1983 in Kamenge, a popular area of Burundi´s capital Bujumbura. When he was 14 he started to play the guitar and to sing. Rapidly music became a passion. In 1997 he became an active member at the Kamenge Youth Center where he started to work with different bands before forming his own band "HOPE STREET" in 2005. He is still very much implicated in musical education at the Youth Center.

Today Steven is considered as the best bassplayer in Burundi and the most original artist of his country. Recently he has been selected by the World Bank Instituteto be Burundi´s music ambassador. STEVEN SOGO sings in Kirundi, Swahili and in French

For his composition he has been inspired by daily life. "J´aime la vie!" he explained in an interview and his love for live is his motivation Peace and life after a long war struggle are important subjects in his songs.

In times of electronical and digital musique STEVEN SOGO underlines acoustic, hand made music that can be perfectly combined with african traditional music. His music is a permanent reflection of his cultural identity and heritage. STEVEN SOGO wants to be an example for the new burundian generation to be proud of their culture instead of forgetting it.