I'm Over Here Tour
An exciting, fantastic and emotional tour.
The audience will sing along, dance, shed tears of love, enjoy
and experience the Magic of the man himself.
From Africa to Norway to Britain, the musical journey of singer/songwriter Ken Simuyemba has taken him thousands of miles from his homeland. But his heart is still with the suffering children of the world and his roots remain firmly planted in the African heritage of which he is so proud. After releasing I’M OVER HERE an album so powerful and iconic. Ken has decided to go on tour. When he sings of love and hope it is for underprivileged children and his passion is to bring them hope through music. “Love is the key and music makes the world go round,” says Ken. To re-affirm his love for his humanitarian activities he will donating some 50% of his earnings from this tour to children and families of Grenfell Tower tragedy in the London UK. Ken says music is a tool in bringing people together.
Ken is especially proud that he twice met his hero and performed for South Africa’s legendary President Nelson Mandela. He has met the Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg. Ken appeared on Norwegian TV on Nelson Mandela Day. Ken has performed in concerts, on TV and on radio.
He has also been behind successful Come Together music event for the Norwegian Red Cross where stars like Grammy winning South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba, Senegal’s singer, writer and politician Youssou N Dour, Grammy award winner, Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenbeg, South African Ambassador and Norwegian legend Erik Bye participated and many more participated.
Ken was behind yet another successful music event with Latin American music superstar Juan Luis Guerra.
Ken has further collaborated on various charitable and humanitarian projects with governments in Norway, South Africa and Zambia and organisations such as the Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Snøhetta .
For the past 10 years Ken has made London his home. Ken has worked with Polygram Records and EMI Records. He was nominated for the Ngoma Music Award and has produced and performed in a number of successful musical events aimed to improve the conditions of underprivileged children. He is currently working on his latest music Says Ken:
“My music and lyrics speak about love and I’m inspired by my passion and desire for peace and fairness on Earth. I believe that through music people can come together, be united and change the world into a better and a happier place for all.”
