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The Moipei vocal trio ~ Mary, Maggy, and Marta ~ originally from Nairobi, Kenya, presents a program that is as unique as their talents. They interpret some well-known selections from the American Songbook and dazzle with their illuminating take on Broadway, new and old. Throw in a dash of Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to swing, a flash of pop to provoke, then cash it all in with some gospel for salvation. Add a traditional Swahili children's song to bring it all back home.
“Beautiful, harmonious voices that brought me to tears, their vocal blend is like I have never heard before... WOW!” -Stephen Schwartz ~ Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, Tony Award Winner, Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Director/Author
"The Nairobi imports conquered the New York City cabaret scene in less than a week... "The simple and economic truth is that The Moipei Triplets sound sensational when they sing - at times mind-blowing, others endearing, but always, always enjoyable, something that originates with the actual sound of each individual voice being presented within their three-part harmonies. Each of the ladies is possessing of a voice that carries with it a rich, full-bodied, bold sound; that might sound like a description for a fine wine and, in many ways, these voices are rather like a great vintage bevvie, filled with character, uniqueness, texture, and totally intoxicating." - Stephen Mosher, Broadwayworld.com, Nov. 5, 2021
Appointed Kenya's first ever UNICEF Child Ambassadors at the young age of 12. Through their musical talents, they championed girl child empowerment, education, and alternative rites of passage.
Awarded the Head of State Commendation (HSC), by the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the Music Industry and the Nation.
Won the Best of Africa category at the prestigious South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for their first album "In the Land of the Lion"
During their college years, Moipei enjoyed many opportunities to share their remarkable musical talents. They kept busy staging two sold-out concerts at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, presenting an eclectic mix of their own arrangements of Broadway tunes, jazz hits, sacred pieces and Kenyan folk songs. In 2017, they were featured in their first professional opera, Speed Dating Tonight with the Alamo City Opera company. What's more, the composer Michael Ching, wrote a new piece especially for the trio titled, "If not now when?"
Other memorable experiences included, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" to thousands of NBA fans at a Spurs Playoff game, presenting a program for the President of Kenya in the iconic Rainbow Room at the Rockefeller Center, and performing with the San Antonio Symphony at their Holiday Pops concert, singing a specially commissioned arrangement of "Let it Snow".
Anything Goes/Cole Porter
Yesterday/The Beatles
O Sole Mio/Eduard di Capus
Nakuapia Yesu (African)/Tuntufye Mwamugobole
Sound of Silence/Simon & Garfunkel
A Ticket A Tasket/Ella Fitzgerald
My Shot/Lin-Manuel Miranda
Some Enchanted Evening/Rodgers & Hammerstein
Take the 'A' Train/Duke Ellington
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/Andrew Sisters
O Mio Babbino/Giacomo Puccini
Art is Calling for Me/Victor Herbert
Summertime/ George Gershwin
I Feel Pretty/Leonard Bernstein
Girl Talk
Sing, Sing, Sing/Louis Prima
Safari Ya Bamba (African)/Giriama Folk Song
Now pursuing their professional music career at full seed, Moipei opened Amarillo Opera's 2019 Black History Month concert series with a one-hour performance set that received rave reviews from local critics. This was followed by a month long tour of British Colombia, Canada, where they joined forces with the Mennonite Central Committee, providing music for a series of fund-raising banquets, house concerts, and church concerts. The trio has most recently returned from a highly successful one-month visit to New Mexico, where they featured as the Cantos Outreach Group for the Taos Opera Institute.
The Moipei tour is a multimedia concert performed with a rhythm sectionMoipei would be a superb addition to any performing arts series, symphony, festival, or special event. Their wide range of musical genres can suit any program setting and the musical joy they bring to your stage will be a long-remembered experience for your audience and community.
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