| Kenyan Boys Choir | |
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The Kenyan Boys Choir, Heathrow Airport |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Genres | Choral Music |
| Occupations | Choir |
| Years active | 1998-Present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group Decca Records |
| Website | kenyanboyschoir.com |
The Kenyan Boys Choir is an African traditional and contemporary male voice choir based in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
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The Kenyan Boys Choir consists of 25 school boys, aged between 13 and 24, from various Kenyan backgrounds and tribes, brought together by the urge to sing and nature their talent.The choir is directed by it's visionary Founder and Artistic director Joseph Muyale Inzai.The choir gained widespread recognition and international media coverage in early 2009 after performing at Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C..[1] On their way back to Nairobi they were intercepted by Universal Music Group representatives waiting for them at Heathrow Airport in London and were signed in the departure lounge to Decca Records as they waited for their connecting flight.[2]
The choir was started in 1998 in order to help boys from underprivileged backgrounds raise money to pay for their school fees. Primarily performing traditional Maasai and Samburu chants, the choir also embrace contemporary African and European classical pieces.