Maurice Kirya


Maurice Kirya is a Ugandan singer, songwriter, actor, and humanitarian. 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.
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Early life and education

Maurice Kirya was born on 4 November 1984 to Tonny Munobbi and Sophie Baguma in Jinja. Kirya was raised in Najjanakumbi, a Kampala suburb but the family kept shifting to the different suburbs of the city and he ended up attending nine primary schools but finally completed his primary at Nakivubo Blue Primary School.
Kirya attended St Joseph's Secondary School Ndeeba for his ‘’O Level’’ education before switching to Kampala Citizens College where he completed his ‘’A level. He later attended Maisha Film School.

Career

He performed in the street, and he and his older brother performed as a duo in clubs.
In 2005 he was nominated for a KISIMA Award in Kenya.
He studied acting at the Maisha Film School in Uganda.
Kirya was named as a Wild Aid ambassador for wildlife conservation. As a musician and actor, he won RFI’s 2010 Discoveries Music Award. He staged performances in Paris plus a year-long tour of Africa where he toured over 35 countries. He was nominated for the most gifted afro pop video of the year in the 2012 channel O video music awards. He was one of the three Ugandan artists to perform at the inaugural annual Tribe One Festival, in South Africa.

Discography

Albums

  • Misubbaawa, 2009
  • The book of Kirya, 2012
  • Mwooyo, 2015
  • Free Dreams, 2017
  • Beyond Myself,2019
  • The Road To Kirya,2022

Singles

  • 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 and holy ghost ft Ruyonga

Filmography