He is currently finishing off tracks for his Debut album, Alive. His musical tastes are for Conscious HipHop, Uptempo Lingala and Smooth Zouk. Alongside Ian Wainaina they formed the group NIX and they went on to record one of their most successful albums, Xaxawa.Īlthough influenced by a myriad of musical styles, Qqu favours the dancefloor, so HipHop, Salsa and Lingala are his greatest love. Having finished High School, Qqu was part of the initial group that formed one of Kenya's most successful dance companies (Ollovar), and it was here that the seeds for music were sown. It was here that he felt most at home, growing in his faith and playing with great musicians such as Pete Odera, Sally Oyugi, Mary Warambo, Hellen Mtawali (whom he would later on join with as teachers at first and second edition of Tusker Project Fame alongside his fellow choreographer Ian Wainaina) While in Primary School, Qqu was notorious for banging his desk in between lessons to make music, and this gave way to him becoming the youngest instrumentalist to join the Church choir at age 8. Smith, Sounds of Blackness, Rebecca Malope. Most notable collections he keeps to this day are Roger Whitaker, Diana Ross, Boney M, Amy Grant, Michael W. Qqu grew up listening to practically every form of music that he laid his hands on. Being a fast learner, Qqu would wake up hours earlier than usual just to sit at the breakfast table and wait for his brother to come to the breakfast table and learn the next rhythm. His brother first introduced him to music by playing beats on the dinner table, and it was here that Qqu delved into the world of music. His four elder siblings were significantly older and thus were rarely around. Due to his father's duties, Qqu grew up with his mother. Qqu was born to well respected Provincial Agricultural Officer and his mother who was an administrative clerk at Kenya Pipeline. Moses Qqu Odhiambo (born 28 October 1980), known commonly as Qqu is a Kenyan singer, songwriter, choreographer, performer, instrumentalist, lifestyle entrepreneur and digital artist.
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