Kenyan Boys Choir

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Kenyan Boys Choir

The Kenyan Boys Choir, Heathrow Airport
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.

Background

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 was directed by its visionary Founder and Artistic director Joseph Muyale Inzai till 2010. 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 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.

Discography

Albums

  • Amerika Jambo (2008)
  • Spirit of Africa (2009)
  • Uvumbuz (2004)

Singles

  • '"Homeless" (2009)

References

  1. ↑ Telegraph Online The Kenyan Boys Choir: Obama's dream team Accessed: 23 June 2009
  2. ↑ BBC National News Obama's Kenyan choir signs deal Accessed: 23 June 2009

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