Team Bios

Treynor Tumwa

Co-founder/Executive Director

Turkana’s premier hiphop and gospel producer, music video and documentary director, photojournalist treytumwa@gmail.com, +254728588373 (mobile/WhatsApp). Nairobi/Kakuma

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Felicien Dusengimana

Chair of the Board, Kakuma Sound C.B.O.

Burundian by nationality, refugee in Kakuma Camp since 2011.

Ruby Akwol

Treasurer, Kakuma Sound, C.B.O.

Kenyan by Birth, South Sudan by nationality

Mario Ramjock

Secretary, Kakuma Sound C.B.O.

Nuer Community/South Sudan

Omer Nzoyisaba

Head of the Rwanda branch of Kakuma Sound, Omer Nzoyisaba is a Burundian sociologist, traditional artist, singer-composer and percussionist, specializing in fabricating and performing with the Royal Drums of Burundi. Over the last 20 years he has worked with numerous international organizations, including UNESCO, Goethe and Wallonie Brussels and represented Burundi in several international gatherings. As a musician Omer is passionate about melding traditional and contemporary music together. – omernzoyisaba@gmail.com, +250789825344

In West Africa (Bamako) and Europe (Paris): Fatoumata Sow

Music manager, festival organizers, label executive working with leading West African, European and American artists – fatou@slingshotsmusic.com, +33754185969 (mobile/WhatsApp)

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In USA/rest of world: Mark LeVine

Grammy winning musician, producer, author, journalist and professor, University of California, Irvine – mlevine@uci.edu, +19493947772 (mobile/WhatsApp)

In Europe: Geert van Asbeck

Senior media professional, event organizer, creator, and producer of TV series, community radio stations, film schools and children’s newspaper across Africa and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Tanzania, Zambia, The Netherlands, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal and Burkina Faso – geert@van-asbeck.nl

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