Fred is a Rwandan-Belgian artist with a voice that hovers somewhere between warm tea and a smoky Sunday evening. He moves at the intersection of hip-hop and soul, but anyone who’s ever seen him live knows that “moves” is no euphemism. The man lives his music. Not with choreographed routines or flashy light shows, but with raw energy, a charisma that doesn’t need media training, and lyrics that land a sharp left hook on anyone who isn’t paying attention.
In 2023, he became known to the wider public when he won both the jury prize and the audience award at Sound Track. Since then, he has shared the stage with artists such as Michael Franti, Martha Da’ro, Hak Baker, and Antony Szmierek—artists who, each in their own way, do a little more than just deliver a catchy chorus.
