Cécile Kayirebwa yavutse muri 1946 I Kigali. Kuri iki gihe,abantu bari babayeho mu mahoro nubwo u Rwanda rwari ku ngoyi y’umukoloni. Se yayoboraga chorale ya paroisse akanigisha abana be indirimbo mu kinyarwanda n’ikilatini. Ageze muri secondaire yabaye umwe mu bashinze Rwandan Song and Dance Circle ; Ni bwo yatangiye kuririmba indirimbo gakondo atangira no guhimba ize bwite yishimisha, azitura inshuti ze cyangwa azinyujije kuri Radio Rwanda.