The Kenyan Boys Choir is an African traditional and contemporary

male voice choir A men's chorus or male voice choir (MVC) (German: ''Männerchor''), is a choir consisting of men who sing with either a tenor or bass voice, and whose music is typically arranged into high and low tenors (1st and 2nd tenor), and high and low bass ...

based in the city of

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

, Kenya.

Background

The Kenyan Boys Choir consists of 25 boys, aged between 13 and 24, from various Kenyan backgrounds and tribes, brought together by the urge to sing, nurture their talent and build themselves into disciplined, motivated and socially responsible adults. The choir was directed by the former director Joseph Muyale Inzai until 2010 when The founding Members took up the role of leadership and mentorship to inspire other young boys to become leaders in their own craft and lives. The choir gained widespread recognition and international media coverage in early 2009 after performing at Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C. On their way back to Nairobi they were intercepted by

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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.BBC National News
Obama's Kenyan choir signs deal. Retrieved 23 June 2009 After releasing the album "The Spirit of Africa" Under the label they went on to independently release an Album "Liberty" in 2013 and a Christmas EP "Furahia" in 2014.

Discography

Albums

* ''Uvumbuzi'' (2004) * ''Amerika Jambo'' (2008) * ''Spirit of Africa'' (2009) * ''Liberty'' (2013) * ''Furahia'' (2014)

Singles

* ''"Homeless"'' (2009) * ''"Drummer boy"'' (2010) * ''"Kenya"'' (2013) * ''"Feliz Navidad"'' (2014) * ''"Jealous (Nick Jonas) cover"'' (2015)

Feat

* ''"There Were"'' ft. Lê Cát Trọng Lý (2019)

References

External links

Official Site

Official Facebook

Official Twitter

KBC Music store
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