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Mary Boyoi

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Mary Boyoi
Born (1974-05-12) May 12, 1974 (age 50)
Malakal, South Sudan
OccupationSinger
Years active16
Known forMusic & Politics in South Sudan
Notable workReferendum
Political partySPLM

Mary Boyoi is a South Sudanese singer, author, and daughter of a former SSPDF Commander.[1][2][failed verification]

Personal life

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Boyoi's father, a Murle tribal chief and military commander within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) was killed in 1989. After her father's death, she and her family spent a number of years in displaced camps in Sudan and refugee camps in Ethiopia to avoid conflicts of the war.[3]

She continued her higher education in Kenya and completed a series of diploma courses. In 2002, she began working for humanitarian relief agencies throughout South Sudan.[4]

In 2005, she founded ABONA International, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting peace throughout South Sudan and providing assistance to girls and young women in violent and destructive situations. In 2007, she began work on her first music project, “Referendum”.[5]

Boyoi is currently the executive director and founder of Voice of the Peace (VOP), a national NGO that provides psycho-social support and referral pathways for medical care to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).[6]

In January 2010, Boyoi was nominated by members of the Murle community to run for a parliamentary seat in the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly in Juba. She campaigned for the elections that took place in April 2010.[7][8]

Zooz, a song from Boyoi's yet-to-be-released second album, was featured on Sudan Votes Music Hopes in March 2010. Sudan Votes Music Hopes is a collaboration of artists from across Sudan that wrote election songs "to encourage the people of Sudan to make a mark on their future". The SVMH album was compiled by German singer-songwriter Max Herre and is being distributed across Sudan on audio cassettes, radio and digitally via sudanvotes.com. The production was realized by Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT) and was financed by the German Foreign Office.[9] In August 2012, the Süd Electronic label released a vinyl with house remixes by Tama Sumo and Portable.

References

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  1. ^ Admin (2021-02-14). "Mary Boyoi strikes fans with her hot thighs". Ramciel Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ Boyoi, Mary (2018-03-06). "In war-torn South Sudan, a voice of peace". UNICEF Connect. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ^ "Sudan singer campaigns for split". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. ^ Muchuri, John (2007-06-30). "Sudan Diva Sings for Her Country And People". Sudan Catholic Radio. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  5. ^ "Sudanese Mary Boyoi's Debut "Referendum" Album Launched in Nairobi". Sudan Radio Service. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-03. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "In war-torn South Sudan, a voice of peace". UNICEF Connect. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ^ "South Sudan Singer Joins Politics". Sudan Catholic Radio. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  8. ^ Muller, Peter (2010-04-09). "Sudan candidate sings another tune". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  9. ^ "Sudan Votes Music Hopes". Sudan Votes. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
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