Maurice Kirya

Maurice Kirya
Born	(1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 Uganda
Occupation(s)	Musician, Actor, Business man
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Indie
Associated acts	[Myko Ouma[Vampino] NE-YO]
Website	www.mauricekirya.com

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 word for soul. Kirya released his maiden album in late 2009. The Album was an instant success selling both locally and internationally. 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] He has grown to be an inspiration and mentor to many young Ugandan and African musicians including Undercover Brothers Ug whose concert and launch of their first album At Dawn he attended and performed at on December 13, 2014.

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
Hold on^[12]^[13]

Filmography

References

↑ "Maurice Kirya". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/20e59c0b-27b7-4ffc-9285-35bf17805cb3. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "I would never cheat on my wife - Maurice Kirya". http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/636843-i-would-never-cheat-on-my-wife-maurice-kirya.html. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Maurice Kirya, bridging cultures". http://www.rfimusic.com/news-music/20101028-maurice-kirya-bridging-cultures. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Maurice Kirya winner of the 2010 RFI Discovery Music Award". http://www.ambafrance-ug.org/Maurice-Kirya-winner-of-the-2010. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Uganda's Maurice Kirya scoops RFI Music prize". http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20100917-ugandas-maurice-kirya-scoops-rfi-music-prize. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Maurice Kirya under Malabo's charm". http://www.rfimusic.com/news-music/20110207-maurice-kirya-under-malabo-s-charm. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Spotlight on Maurice Kirya". http://channelo.dstv.com/2012/10/spotlight-on-maurice-kirya/. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Maurice Kirya Unveiled As the Third Ugandan Artiste For Tribe One Festival – Joins Keko & Naava Grey". http://urbanhype.net/maurice-kirya-unveiled-third-ugandan-artiste-tribe-one-festival-joins-keko-naava-grey/. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Music Monday interview: Maurice Kirya". http://channelo.dstv.com/2012/02/musical-monday-interview-maurice-kirya/. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Africa Dreaming: Maurice Kirya". http://channelo.dstv.com/2013/03/africa-dreaming-maurice-kirya/. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Biography". http://www.mauricekirya.com/blog.php/about-us/biography/. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ JIM RESLEY (2015-08-06), Hold On - Maurice Kirya 'Dir: Jim Resley', retrieved 2016-10-16
↑ Akan, Joey. "Maurice Kirya: Singer battles poverty and lack in 'Hold on' video - Music Videos - Pulse". Retrieved 2016-10-16.

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