When popular musician Kelvin Wyre had his first song on the Kenyan waves, most of his fans were still in their diapers, a time when only the sound waves of Congolese, Caribbean and American music made sense in the air. Even decades later, Wyre has managed to keep his old fans intact without losing the new fans too. His music has synched and catapulted with both the old and new generation.
Here are one of the best facts about the Kenyan dancehall megastar facts and information you should know.
Musical life
- His childhood idol was the late Michael Jackson
- He studied at Dagoretti High School for his A levels, during this time he went to as many RnB performances as possible.
- He furthered his studies when he joined Institute of Communication and Development Studies.
- He was a choir member when he was in high school
- He got an internship at Ted Josiah production and later secured a job at the same institution
- Necessary Noise was formed when he was in college and Ted Josiah Produced his first CD.
- He broke up with Nazizi and Bamzi in 2001 who left for Malaysia for further studies.
- His life came to limelight much better when he featured in Gidigidi Majimaji and Redsun’s song
- He together with Kalamashaka, Hardstone and Babe Cool formed a reggae band and produced Fire Anthem, Kube and Africa Unite.
- His debut album was released in 2006 titled ‘definition of a love child’
Personal Lifestyle
- He has never used chili sauce in his life because he just dislikes it.
- For more than 15 years in the industry, he has never smoked or had the taste on the bottle of alcohol content
- He likes hiding from the cameras because he is shy of cameras
- He has passion for tennis
- He doesn’t like avocado
- Damien marley is his favorite fun
By Simon Ingari