Achieng Abura

Lydia Achieng Abura (died 20 October 2016) was a Kenyan singer who performed Afro-jazz, Afro-fusion, and gospel music.

Life

Achieng Abura was born in Eldoret and held an MSc. degree in Philosophy and Environmental studies. She had one child, a son named Prince.

She had a love for music, a great orator, and took music professionally, debuting with a gospel album called I Believe around 1990. Other albums that followed were, Way Over Yonder and Sulwe. In 2002, when she had shifted to Afro-jazz, she released the album Maisha.[1] Kenyan musician Abbi was formerly Abura's backing vocalist before he became a prominent solo artist.[2] Later Abura released the album Spirit Of a Warrior. In 2007, she released her last album titled Dhahabu yangu by the Blu Zebra label, owned by Tedd Josiah.[3]

Career

She was the voice of Crow from Tinga Tinga Tales.[4] She was a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador.[5] and toured abroad, for example in Spain.[2] As a member of the Divas of The Nile supergroup that featured four Kenyan female musicians Suzzana Owiyo, Mercy Myra, and Princess Jully that performed at the Festival Mundial in Tilburg, Netherlands in 2007.[6]

In 2008, she acted as a principal of the East African Project Fame (TPF).[7] and also campaigned for the Global Call to Action Against Poverty.[8]

Abura died on 20 October 2016 after a short illness at Kenyatta National Hospital.[9]

Awards

Abura won the Kora Award in 2004 for Best East African Female; the award was shared with Tsedenia Gebremarkos of Ethiopia.[10] She was nominated for the social responsibility category at the 2008 Kisima Music Awards.[11] She was among the Kenyan artistes sponsored by the Alliance Française in Nairobi.[12]

Legacy

Before she died, Abura had set up an online fund for her son, Prince, who had a heart condition and sickle-cell anaemia. In the week following her death the fund grew considerably and a son was offered an educational scholarship.[13] Prince Abura later passed on 10 May 2021 at the time he was a student at Riara University and was set to have graduated in September of the same year.

References

  1. ^ Daily Nation, Saturday Review, July 20, 2002: Chorus of hope as 8 Kenyans enter fete
  2. ^ a b Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi Abbi & Kikwetu in concert Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Radio France Internationale
  4. ^ "Afro-Jazz Songstress Achieng Abura Passes On". KenyanVibe. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ UNDP: "WE ARE THE DRUMS -Africa 2015 news" Archived December 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sarakasi Trust: Annual Report 2007 Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Tusker Project Fame 2008 Archived April 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ GCAP Africa June 17, 2005: Major advertising campaign launched in Kenya
  9. ^ "Songstress Achieng Abura dies at Kenyatta National Hospital".
  10. ^ Cape Argus, December 13, 2004: SA musicians top of pops at Kora Awards
  11. ^ Kisima Awards: Nominees 2008 Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Daily Nation, Weekend Magazine, October 30, 2008: A new Kenyan sound on the way Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Kenyans make enormous contribution for Achieng Abura's son, Tuko, Retrieved 27 October 2016

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