Kidum Biography
Kidum whose real name is Jean-Pierre Nimbona was born on 28th October 1974. He is a Nairobi-based Burundian Singer, composer and master drummer.
He is an Ambassador for Peace helping foster hope and reconciliation in East Africa. His secular but spiritual songs range from rocking zouk to acoustic classics, all featuring his vocal prowess.
Kidum Music Career
He involved himself in the music industry as a drummer when he was only ten years old in 1984.After two years (1986), he joined the IMVUMERO BAND which was his first music band where he worked for six years (1986-1992)
He later joined the IMBONEZA BAND in the year 1992-1993, which was owned by the then ruling party UPRONA.In 1994, he launched his own band called ELECTRIC POWER, which lasted for only a year due to the war in Burundi.Due to the political instability in the country, he ran from his country to Kenya in 1995 to continue with his talent. He joined the HOT ROD BAND in which he worked with until the year 2003.
He formed his own band, the BODA BODA BAND in 2004 which he still runs to date.Kidum’s first album, Yaramenje (2001), established him as the Voice of Peace in the Great Lakes region in Africa. This followed with the hugely successful Shamba album, released in 2003. The 2006 Ishano album portrays Kidum’s vocal best with the rocking zouk Kichuna. With the 2010 release of Haturudi Nyuma – Kidum is granted The Kora Award (the African Grammy equivalent) for his songs Mapenzi, Nitafanya and Haturudi Nyauma. In 2012, he recorded the popular Hali Na Mali album which includes the successful singles Mulika Mwizi, Kimbia, Enjoy and Hali Na Mali.
He exhibits multiple talents as a composer, vocalist, drummer and arranger par excellence, although his earlier songs were recorded in the Kirundi language – he progressed to singing in Kiswahili where his spiritual and philosophical compositions became accessible to a wider audience. His journey to stardom has been inspiring because of his passion, resilience and hard work, overcoming hurdles that could have easily discouraged many.
Such talent and determination now finds the international artist Kidum singing in French, English and Spanish with his current BodaBoda Band, (translated as Crossing Borders) His band performs throughout Africa, Middle East, soon in Europe, Canada, USA and Latin America.
Songs
- Nitafanya
- Haturudi nyuma
- Mungu Anaweza
- Kichuna
- Pete
- Mapenzi
- Relax
- Haturudi Nyuma
- Kimbia
- Mulika Mwizi
Kidum Family
He is married to Francine and they have five children,Afande, Chrispin, Grace, Naomi and Natalie.
Kidum Website, Facebook and Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Kidum-179286965426395/
http://kidumkibido.com/
https://twitter.com/kidummusic?lang=en
Kidum Photo
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