Ndovu Kuu Biography
| Full Names: | Christopher Thande Githara |
| Known as: | Ndovu Kuu, Arcane Krispah |
| Date of Birth: | 6th January 1996 |
| Age: | 27 Years Old |
| Place of Birth: | Kabete: Kenya |
| Place of Growth: | Kabete: Kenya |
| Profession: | Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Engineer |
Ndovu Kuu Family
He is the last born of three siblings.
Ndovu Kuu Education
- Primary School
He attended First Born Care Centre located In Kabete – Kenya.
- Secondary School
He later attended Kahuhio Uhuru High School located in Kabete – Kenya.
He scored an A grade in Physics & Maths and a B+ in English, in the K.C.S.E (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) exams.
He also scored a mean grade of B+ in the KCSE exams.
- University education
He was later called to Kenyatta University to do a course in Geospatial Engineering.
He didn’t like the course he was called to study, so he went to a different university.
He attended East African School of Aviation located in Nairobi – Kenya.
He did a course in aeronautical engineering for a period of four years.
Ndovu Kuu Music Journey
His family has influenced him in music.
His elder sister is also inclined in music, she started writing songs while in class 8.
He would sing and rap his sister’s songs and he slowly fell in love with music.
He choose music as a subject in high school,
He also learnt how to play a Marimba in high school, by hearing other students play.
He started writing music & raps songs while still in high school in Form 2.
The first time he went to a studio was in form 4, where he was taken by her sister to Full House studio in Hurllingam, Nairobi – Kenya.
He was usually called Kris Sparks in high school;
- Christopher = Chris
- Thande means Sparks
- = Chris Sparks = Krispah
He then became a producer where he self-produced his own songs.
He has released tracks such as; Let Me Lie to You, Malaika Bado Mi Nakudai, Ndoto Pesa, Adabu etc
He emulates an elephant’s sound as his producer tag.
He adores an elephant’s character such as; its intelligence & its memory retention.
- ‘Ndovu ni Kuu’ Hit Song
He was working with Njeri Photography for a project where he would be releasing short music.
Their first project was a Kenyan medley that compiled top Kenyan hits covered by him.
Then they proceeded to release a jamming song ‘Ndovu Kuu‘ which was slightly over 1 minute long.
The song later went viral on TikTok where creators composed challenges to the song.
The Official song was to only feature Boutross but he later contacted Khaligraph Jones to be in the song and within 12 hours Ndovu Kuu received Khaligraph’s verse.
The official video was later released nearly 2 months after the jamming song was released.
The video currently has over 11 Million views in a period of slightly over a year since its release.
He self-produced, Mix & Mastered the song.
He made the beat of the song back in 2018.
The video was shot at Sovereign Suites located in Limuru – Kenya.
The song is about his ex-girlfriend called Pamela who was a Kenyatta University Student.
She got intimate with another student behind his back, while she was in her first year.
It resulted to her being pregnant and later gave birth to a baby girl.
They broke up after the cheating incident, he forgave her and wishes her the best in her life.
He is inspired by the following musicians: Khaligraph Jones, Eric Wainaina, Suzanna Owiyo, Nyashinski, Sauti Sol, Ayub Ogada among others.
He has continued to release chart-toping songs.
Other Info. regarding Ndovu Kuu
During the start of the covid-19 pandemic, before his popular song ‘Ndovu Ni Kuu‘, he used to supply masks to supermarkets and also did wallpaper installation in peoples houses, offices etc
He has a fear of heights (Acrophobia)
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