BIEN MEETS PRESIDENT KAGAME AT NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND IN LA

Award-winning Kenyan musician Bien-Aimé Baraza turned heads at the 2026 NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, sharing moments with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and reuniting with basketball royalty at the Africa All-Star Soirée.

The Sauti Sol band member, accompanied by his wife and manager Chiki Kuruka, attended the high-profile NBA showcase hosted at the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome, where the global spectacle fused sports, celebrity culture, and African diplomacy .

Bien posed for photographs with President Kagame and shared, “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and write our own story. We cannot build a nation out of excuses,” Bien wrote on his social media platforms. “Thank you President @paulkagame for the inspiration. Always a deep honor and pleasure. 🇰🇪 x 🇷🇼” 

The Africa All-Star Soirée brought together basketball luminaries from across the continent, with Bien capturing the spirit of reunion in a separate photograph featuring basketball star Surge Imbaka. “Reunited at the Africa All-Star Soirée 🤍🌍,” Bien captioned the image.