Kebby Boy

Kebby Boy
Background information
Birth name HAKIZIMANA Yussuf
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Bujumbura, Burundi
Origin Rumonge
Genres R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Songwriter, singer
Instruments Vocals, Tumba
Years active 2007-present
Labels Light Entertainment
Associated acts
  • Lolilo
  • Black-G
  • Mkombozi
  • Sat-B
  • Big Fizzo
  • Kent and Flosso - Voltage Musiq
  • Bruce Melodie

Hakizimana Yussuf (born 30 June 1990) known as Kebby Boy is a Burundian singer and songwriter of pop, rap and afrobeat, currently signed to Light Entertainment Company (LEC).[1] He is best known for his single "Sina Lawama", a song mixing the pop style and the afro pop style.[2]

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 iwa 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 and holds a national diploma.

After the release of his single Wanyama Pori, it was presented to the director of the label. On January 10, 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.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Release date
"Dunkelele" 2013 November 9, 2013
"Dunkelele Remix"
(featuring Big Fizzo]])		 2014 April 23, 2014
"Wanyama Pori" 2015 April 17, 2015
"Igikomangoma"
July 25, 2015
"Africa Stand Up" December 26, 2015
"My Dodo" 2016 July 22, 2016
"Sina Lawama" [3][4] December 23, 2016
"Onyirira"
(featuring Voltage Musiq)[5]		 2017 July 27, 2017
"Kipotabo"
(featuring Bruce Melodie)		 November 14, 2017

Studio albums

  • Nalia (2011)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sheebah Karungi, Rwanda & Burundi stars to tussle it out at Rwanda/Burundi night". ShowBizz Uganda. Anthony Nash. ShowBizz Uganda. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ http://sw.rfi.fr/utamaduni/20161118-kebby-boy-na-harakati-za-kuvuka-boda
  3. ↑ "New Video: Kebby Boy – Sina Lawama". Bongo 5. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "NEW VIDEO: KEBBY BOY – SINA LAWAMA". SoundCity TV. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "KEBBY BOY X VOLTAGE MUSIQ -ONYIRIRA". African Muzik Magazine. Richard Iroko.
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