Maurice Kirya
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| Born | 4 November 1984 Uganda |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Indie |
| Website | www.mauricekirya.com |
Maurice Kirya was born (4 November 1984) in Jinja and raised in Najjanakumbi[1] to Tonny Munobbi and Sophie Baguma.[2]
He is a Ugandan singer, songwriter, actor, and humanitarian.[3][4]
He is the founder and Director of 'The Sound Cup Coffee', A Coffee Brand that started as a restaurant in 2013. He is also C.E.O/Founder of 'Piz & Pots', a Ugandan based Branding Agency. Piz & Pots is the company that also runs the annual music festival Kiryalive festival in Kampala.[1][5]
Background and education
[edit]From 1999 he attending St Joseph's Secondary School Ndeeba, where he stayed for his ‘’O Level’’ Education before switching to Kampala Citizens College for his ‘’A level.[6] and later attended Maisha Film School.[7]
Career
[edit]He performed in the street, and he and his older brother performed as a duo in clubs.[6]
In 2005 he was nominated for a KISIMA Award in Kenya.[8]
He studied acting at the Maisha Film School in Uganda.[7]
Kirya was named as a Wild Aid ambassador for wildlife conservation.[9][10] As a musician and actor,[11] he won RFI’s(Radio France International) 2010 Discoveries Music Award.[12][13] He staged performances in Paris plus a year-long tour of Africa where he toured over 35 countries.[14] He was nominated for the most gifted afro pop video of the year in the 2012 channel O video music awards.[15] He was one of the three Ugandan artists to perform at the inaugural annual Tribe One Festival, in South Africa.[16]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Misubbaawa, 2009
- The book of Kirya, 2012
- Mwooyo, 2015
- Free Dreams, 2017
- Beyond Myself,2019
- The Road To Kirya,2022
Singles
[edit]- To Love You
- Munonde
- Gimme Light
- So Cold
- Busaabala
- 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[17][18] and holy ghost ft Ruyonga
Filmography
[edit]- The Last King of Scotland (2006)
- The Queen of Katwe (2016) as "Theo"
- The Girl in the Yellow Jumper (2020) as Patrick Asimwe
- Live Joseph
- Sins Of The Parents (2008) as Peter
- The HostelTV series as Luke Okwalinga
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nantaba, Agnes (17 June 2016). "Maurice Kirya: I share traits with Bob Marley". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Singer Maurice Kirya mourns mother". New Vision. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Kaggwa, Andrew (23 August 2016). "Shades of dull grey in entertainment awards". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Kirezi, Precious (28 October 2023). "Singer Maurice Kirya talks Rwanda trip, conservation, new album, mental health". The New Times. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya: A star returns to stage". Monitor. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b SEMWEZI, SAMWIRI (1 August 2013). "Maurice Kirya: The Mwoyo visionary". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b Katusiime, Ian (10 October 2016). "Queen of Katwe' shows power of dreams". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Ugandan artistes for Kenya music awards". New Vision. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "I would never cheat on my wife - Maurice Kirya". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya, bridging cultures". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya winner of the 2010 RFI Discovery Music Award". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Uganda's Maurice Kirya scoops RFI Music prize". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya under Malabo's charm". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Spotlight on Maurice Kirya". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Kirya Unveiled As the Third Ugandan Artiste For Tribe One Festival – Joins Keko & Naava Grey". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ JIM RESLEY (6 August 2015), Hold On - Maurice Kirya 'Dir: Jim Resley', retrieved 16 October 2016
- ^ Akan, Joey. "Maurice Kirya: Singer battles poverty and lack in 'Hold on' video - Music Videos - Pulse". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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