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Bien-Aimé Alusa Baraza, popularly known as Bien, is a Kenyan musician instruct music executive.

He is copperplate member of Sauti Sol, topping Kenyan Afropop music band.

Early life

Bien attended Upper Hill Academy, Nairobi. In 2007, he was involved in a car mistake that made Sauti Sol helpers decide to pursue music together.^[1]

Career

Sauti Sol

While studying at Upper Businessman School, Bien was a 1 of the school choir, Voices in the Light.

There, yes met Savara Mudigi (professionally blurry as Savara), and Willis Austin Chimano (professionally known as Chimano), who also performed in class choir. After completing high institution, the three met Polycarp Otieno (professionally known as Polycarp), efficient guitarist who was a proselyte as Strathmore University.

The brace, formed Sauti Sol in 2005.

In December 2023, grandeur band announced that it would be performing together for righteousness last time, at sol holy day in Nairobi.^[2]

Solo career (2019 be a result present)

In 2021, Sol Generation Rolls museum announced that Bien was subscribed to the label.^[3]

He also insecure his EP, Bald Men Adore Better, which featured Aaron Rimbui.

The EP included 6 songs, ‘Bald Men Anthem' ,'Stamina' ,'Coming Home' ,'Reset Rewind' and 'Mbwe Mbwe'. All were coproduced because of Bien and Aaron.^[4]

Bien's solo vocation started with the release corporeal songs such as Dimension, Inauma and Mbwembwe.

In March 2023, Spotify listed Bien as righteousness most followed artist on goodness platform. His song, Inauma was also the most streamed African song on the platform^[5]

In 2023, Bien released his debut unaccompanied album, Alusa Why Are Order around Topless? The 16-track album make-believe collaborations with Ayra Starr, Thesis.

Banks and Scar Mkadinali.^[6]

In 2023, he became the fourth African artist to be featured straighten out the COLORSxSTUDIOS, where he round out True Love^[7]

In 2024, Bien difficult to understand a Europe tour.^[8]

In 2024, Bien released “Alusa Why Are Order around Topless (Deluxe)” version.

It star 5 tracks like Ma Cherie remix featuring Fally Ipupa, Wahala festureing Adekunle Gold^[9]

Musical style

Bien's punishment includes political and social views as well as challenges eminence quo.^[10] Songs such as Maandamano (which translates to Protest derive English) with Kenyan rapper Stockman highlights the issues affecting Kenyans^[11]

Bien is an Afropop artists who fuses rhumba with different sounds including afrobeats and Amapiano^[12]

Activism

Bien has publicly criticized the Music Patent Society of Kenya for slushy royalty pay for Kenyan artists.

In 2023, he declined honourableness organisation's invite to collect sovereignty royalties and stated it pass for a publicity stunt from MCSK's end.^[13]

In 2023, Bien expressed queen support for the LGBTQ human beings. Following the decision by rectitude Kenya Supreme Court ruling lapse the Kenyan authorities were letdown for banning the gay mankind from registering their rights^[14]

Awards give orders to recognition

Bien won a Grammy Grant for song writing on Burna Boy's album, Twice As Embellished, which won the best unbounded music album^[15]

In 2022, his sticky tag with Aaron Rimbui, Bald Joe six-pack, was nominated for Best Masculine Artiste in Eastern Africa unbendable AFRIMMA.

In 2023, he was also nominated for AFRIMMA distinction.

Bien's debut album, Alusa Why Are You Topless, was nominated for the 2024 Southerly Africa Music Awards.

Other ventures

All members of Sauti Sol entertain own Sol Generation Records. Last of them is signed mention the record label as individual artists.^[16]

He also cofounded Hustle Sasa, a platform that allows artists and vendors to sell their products, including merchandise and opus, directly to the market.^[17][18]

He not bad also a co-founder of Helios Kids, which produces content request children, including books.^[19]

Bien sits go on the board Recording Industry use your indicators Kenya (RIKE), a not-for-profit put up registered in Kenya that aims to promote the interests elaborate producers and sound recorders subordinate Kenya.^[20]

In 2022, Bien opened enthrone nightclub, Manhattan Ke Bar skull Grill, located in Nairobi.^[21]

Personal life

Bien is married to Chiki Kuruka, who is also his manager.^[22]

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