Hakizimana Yussuf known as Kebby Boy is a Burundian singer and songwriter of pop, rap and
afrobeats
Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Ghana, Nigeria, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a st ...
, currently signed to IBN Music France. He is best known for his single "Sina Lawama", a song mixing the pop style and the afro pop style.
Biography and career
Kebby Boy was born in the province of Rumonge, Burundi, where he completed his primary and secondary education. Kebby composed a song titled Tonya the penzi which was arranged by Roméo the producer of kirimba art studio in 2007. He started his professional career by recording the songs in the studio, and released his first single named Chozi Langu in 2008. He studied at the Islamic technical high school in
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
and holds a national diploma.
After the release of his single Wanyama Pori, it was presented to the director of the label. On 10 January 2016, he signed to the Light Entertainment Company label with which he recorded songs like My Dodo, Sina Lawama etc. in the Wasafi Records studio of the Tanzanian pop star
Diamond Platnumz
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Discography
Singles
Studio albums
*''NALIA'' (2011)
*''SINA LAWAMA'' (2016)
*''NDACARIHO EP'' (2020)
*''OURANIA EP'' (2022)
Awards
AEAUSA
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PLATFORMSHOW MUSIC AWARDS
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, Best Diaspora
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References
External links
Kebby Boy on TWKebby Boy on FBKebby Boy on YTKebby Boy on IG
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Living people
Burundian male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)