Mutinda Mutinda Nairobi Mutinda - Timeless, soul-searching melodies and contagious rhythms.. Mutinda from Kenya - winner of the International Songwriting Competition 2010 World Music Category - is a strong singer/songwriter, vocalist and acoustic guitarist playing World Music and afro-folk, which contains rare sounds of Kenyan Music meeting the global contemporary influences of today. He is a self-taught musician who began pursuing his career in his childhood by playing a home-made guitar. Growing up in a typical rural setting and later living in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Nairobi, has made Mutinda interact with all kinds of people, whose lives and choices give him inspiration to share his messages. Since 2005 when Mutinda was one of the top artists in the Alliance Francaise “Spotlight on Kenyan Music” competition his professional music career has grown steadily taking him to places like Sauti Za Busara Festival in Zanzibar and on tour in Scandinavia. Under the indie-label metta metta ART, Mutinda released his first solo album – entitled “Matopeni” – in 2009. Performing either alone, with a 5 piece band, a Kenyan or a Danish band, Mutinda passionately prefers playing the guitar during his concerts. “Music is that which takes you to a place where only uncertainty prevails; yet anchoring you here.”, he says. www.mutinda.com Mutinda’s tracks Swala Langu by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:44Z Moyo by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:39Z Vala Vandu by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:26Z Lala by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:19Z Umaala by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:12Z Ahsante by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:14:03Z Osa Vinya by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:13:49Z Simama by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:13:36Z Kusambaratika by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:13:26Z Matopeni by Mutinda published on 2014-11-12T07:13:06Z