NAIROBI - Rachael Gitau electrified the young audience at a full auditorium on Wednesday.

People were there to listen to her sing a classical Chinese ballad that exhorted the virtues of love and human connections.

The 20-year-old female vocalist is pursuing a proficiency course in Chinese language at Kenyatta University's Confucius Institute located on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi.