Maurice Kirya

Maurice Kirya is a Ugandan musician^{[1] [2]}and actor.^[3] He won RFI’s 2010 Discoveries Music Award.^{[4] [5]} He won prize money plus a grant worth 18,000 euros to develop his career. He staged performances in Paris plus a year-long tour of Africa where he toured over 35 countries.^[6] He was nominated for the most gifted afro pop video of the year in the 2012 channel O video music awards.^[7] He was one of the three Ugandan artists to perform at the inaugural annual Tribe One Festival, in South Africa.^[8]

Music

Maurice is a multiple award winning artist. He has been singing professionally for over 10 years.^[9] His style of Music is called “Mwooyo”,^[10] a Luganda wod for soul. Kirya released his maiden album in late 2009. The Album was an instant success selling both locally and internationall. It was the same album that won Maurice the 2010 RFI Discoveries award across Africa beatig over 500 musicians. He toured over 35 Countries and 40 Cities across Africa, Europe and America in 2011. He was featured on BBC, CNN, Voice of America and RFI. He holds multiple accolades inclusive of the RFI Award (France), E-World Music Awards (LA), Museke Music Awards (New York), KORA Award, KISIMA Awards (Kenya), PAM awards (Uganda).^[11]

Discography

Albums

• Misubbaawa, 2009
• The book of Kirya, 2013
• Mwooyo, 2015

Singles

• Busabala
• Never Been Loved
• Njagala gwe
• Njagala gwe Rmx
• Beera Naabo
• Beera Naabo Rmx
• Binadamu featuring AY
• Let’s go!
• Stop
• Stop RMX
• Boda Boda
• Tell Me
• Village girl featuring Valerie Kimani
• Locals and native feat Indigenous
• Revolution
• Revolution Rmx feat Navio & Da myth
• Silent Night
• Work it out
• Bemoola
• Money

Filmography

• The Last King of Scotland
• Live Joseph
• The painter
• Sins of the parents

References

External links

• "Maurice Kirya"
• "Madness rules at Maurice Kirya weeklong birthday"
• "Uganda's Maurice Kirya Opens His Book"
• "Started From The Bottom: Uganda’s Maurice Kirya Remembers His 2005 Struggles"