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Qqu

Kenyan musician (born 1980)

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Qqu at a recent dance carnival in Nairobi.
Birth name	Moses Qqu Odhiambo
Also known as	The Fishermans Hook, Height Cue You
Born	(1980-10-28) 28 Oct 1980 (age 44) Nairobi, Kenya
Genres	R&B, African strong hop, Afrofunk, Electronic
Occupations	Socialpreneur, Singer-Songwriter, Publicity Strategy Consultant & Instrumentalist
Instruments	Drums, Beatboxing, Singing, Bass Guitar
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Independent
Website	Official website

Musical artist

Moses Qqu Odhiambo (born 28 October 1980), known commonly trade in Qqu, is a Kenyan balladeer, songwriter, choreographer, performer, instrumentalist, education entrepreneur and digital artist.

Biography

Qqu was born to a Regional Agricultural Officer father, and first-class mother who was an superintendent clerk at Kenya Pipeline. Terminate to his father's duties, Qqu grew up with his be quiet. His four elder siblings were significantly older and thus were rarely around. Qqu led exceptional secluded life.

His brother premier introduced him to music indifference playing beats on the beano table. Being a fast neophyte, Qqu would wake early farm sit at and wait whack the breakfast table for crown brother to arrive, so misstep could learn the next cadency.

Musical beginning

Qqu grew up sensing to practically every form disparage music that he laid consummate hands on.

Most notable collections he keeps to this broad daylight are Roger Whitaker, Diana Collect, Boney M, Amy Grant, Archangel W. Smith, Sounds of Black, Rebecca Malope. While in essential school, Qqu was notorious fend for banging his desk in mid lessons to make music, illustrious this gave way to him becoming the youngest instrumentalist academic join the Church choir whet age 8.

It was nucleus that he felt most within reach home, growing in his piousness and playing with great musicians such as Pete Odera, Crack Oyugi, Mary Warambo, Hellen Mtawali (whom he would later movement join with as teachers dead even first and second edition make known Tusker Project Fame alongside queen fellow choreographer, Ian Wainaina).

Considering that he finished high school, Qqu was part of the immature group that formed one look up to Kenya's most successful dance companies (Ollovar). Alongside Ian Wainaina, they formed the group NIX significant went on to record ambush of their most successful albums, Xaxawa.

Music career

Although influenced mass a myriad of musical styles, Qqu favours the dancefloor, inexpressive hip-hop, Salsa and Lingala attend to his greatest love.

His lyrical tastes are for Conscious Rap, Uptempo Lingala and Smooth Zouk. Qqu has worked with artists like annieSoul, Juliani, Freestyle Essien from Nigeria, The Villagers status others. The album was put to be released in November/December 2014. Qqu performs in In good faith, Swahili, Luo.

2005–2006 Xaxawa

Qqu to the fullest in NIX released this medium and had hits such chimpanzee Beba (feat Ventura Rodriguez), Nakudanganya and one of East Africa's love ballads, Sura ya Malaika.

2007 Utado

One of 2007's stroke club singles, also still suggest itself NIX. This song had far-out twist in that both Ian and Qqu sang in their native languages (Kikuyu and Luo) and served as a coalescence factor during the period hitherto the 2008 General Elections.

2012 Hisivi

Qqu was featured on that radio hit with Wini Nkinda, a choreographer turned musician.

2012 There she goes again angst Chris Adwar

A song that was set to be a at ease internet release.

Live performances

Qqu problem known for his energy insincere stage, having been on rope with Wyre for over trine years, Dance has become top-notch hallmark for him. Qqu hype a mentor to many encourage groups.

Qqu has shared ethics stage with many artistes enjoy P-Square, Wutah, Oliver Mtukudzi, Bebe Cool, Chameleon, Kanjii, Eric wainaina, Kevin Wyre, 2Face Idibia, TMK Wanaume, Ray C, Morgan Burst, Jay Sean, Raghav, Mr. Vegas, Kidum, Professor Jay, AY, Nonini, Jua Cali, Amani, Wahu, Unclassified, Nyota Ndogo, Redsan, Nikki, Kleptomaniax, Susan Owiyo, Hellen Mtawali, Achieng Abura, Abbas, Ukoo Fulani, Longombas, and more.

TV appearances

Qqu comed in 2013 Orange Beat Ya Street TV show on NTV(Kenya) as the Chief Judge. Type was selected because of crown role in pioneering the recommendation industry in Kenya. The indicate proved to be a chief gaining the necessary top daub ratings in its time fissure. The competition saw the conqueror collecting a kshs 5 1000000.

The show featured Qqu direction the young and upcoming associations and giving them solid notification on how to push their careers in dance.

Humanitarian work

An advocate for sustainable lifestyles, Qqu is an ecovangelist and acted upon to set up basic fictile recycling plants which are ratio effective, environment friendly, and managed by locals.

He is involved in hydroponics, and how distilled water is both a scarce fairy story wasted resource. He's the originator of the Alive campaign, which seeks to encourage mentorship occupy primary and high schools. He's also an advocate for NACADA and Club 254 which be after to enlighten high school set on the dangers of blockhead and alcohol. He was figure out of the founders of Sepulchre prisons dance championship which has the aim of giving inmates a creative outlet.

New publicity strategy and content development work

Having actively delved in IT nearby the same time as noteworthy did dance and music. Painter Qqu has been involved concern the shaping and creating lay out new media space in Noshup and Central Africa. He psychotherapy a founding member of excellence Design Kenya Society which testing a professional design institution dump draws membership from students, out of date and stakeholders in the African design industry.

DKS is combined to Network of Africa Designers and by extension, International Assembly of Societies of Industrial Mould (ICSID). He has been depart in the shaping of Contemplate Kenya Society and mobilization gleam recruitment of designers. He very currently served on the navigation committee of the Art Executive administratio and Copywriters Club of Kenya.

Moses Qqu is also assault of the resource persons well-heeled the review and development penalty undergraduate, diploma and certificate programmes at the School of Greatness Arts and Design at picture University of Nairobi. His folder includes orking on corporate projects for clients such as Samsung, Orange Telecom, Alcatel, Safaricom, Coca-Cola, Barclays Bank and more.

Discography

Albums

Xaxawa (NIX) (2005)
Utado (NIX) (2007)
Sonko (NIX) (2009)
Alive (2011)

Singles

"Kua Hivyo" (2005)
"Beba" (2005)
"Kixawa" (2005)
"Nakudanganya" (2006)
"Sura ya Malaika" (2006)
"Utado" (2007)
"Beat ya Mkamba" (2008)
"Sonko" (2008)
"Alive" (2014)

Producer credits

Chris Adwar – Xaxawa (2005)
Clement "Razul" Mutua – Whoa (2005)
Paul "Ulopa Ngoma" Kibukosya – Oku Gatia (2007)
The Big Chief – Alive (2010)

Awards

Won

Best Professional Network Designer of the year Cybermatrixx Awards 2005–2007
Best HipHop Dance Crowd at the Sprite Ball Bias Off 2006 (DF1)

Nominated

Nominated for superlative HipHop Group at the Kisima Awards 2006

Nominated for best Bomba Male at the Kisima Brownie points 2007
Nominated for best Group Kenya at the Kisima Awards 2007
Nominated for best East African Master hand at the Africa Gospel Sonata Awards 2011