Maurice Kirya is a singer, songwriter, actor and humanitarian from Uganda, East Africa. He is a celebrated household name in East Africa with over a decade-long wealth of experience in the music industry.
The 2010 RFI (Radio France Internationale) Discoveries Award winner. Maurice is credited as the pioneer of Ugandan soul music—a style he’s aptly dubbed ‘’Mwooyo’’—a style and culture appreciated by his massive social media followers, fans & music enthusiasts.
Kirya has performed in over 35 countries and collaborated in performances with the likes of American superstar, NE-YO, German superstar Mark Forster, and American actor and idols winner Jordin Sparks.
Maurice has also featured in Hollywood films like The Queen Of Katwe as “Theo” alongside Lupita Nyongo & David Oyelowo, he has also acted in The Last King of Scotland as himself (not credited) starring Forest Whitaker, Kerry Washington & David Oyelowo. Kirya is currently Starring in ‘The Girl in the Yellow Jumper’’—an upcoming movie directed by Loukman Ali.
Kirya has celebrated albums such as Free Dreams, Mwooyo, The Book Of Kirya, Misubbaawa, Beyond Myself.
