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Mary Boyoi
Born12/5/1974
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 to former SSPDF Commander.[1][2]

Personal life

Mary'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 in various locations throughout South Sudan.[4]

It’s through humanitarian work that Boyoi found her passion – helping others. Boyoi uses her exceptional talents in music to shed light on issues and calls for peace and reconciliation among her people.[5] 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”.[6]

Mary Boyoi is currently the executive director and founder of Voice of the Peace (VOP). VOP is a national NGO that provides psychosocial support and referral pathways for medical care to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The NGO largely focus on community awareness by reaching out to various groups in the community. VOP has child-friendly spaces as well as girl-friendly spaces to provide a safe haven for survivors of GBV. They also work with vulnerable women and girls by providing them with skills such as basket weaving, embroidery and other crafts to empower them to become financially independent.[7]

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.[8][9]

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.[10] In August 2012, the Süd Electronic label released a vinyl with house remixes by Tama Sumo and Portable.

Marriage

Mary was married to an American humanitarian worker with whom she has 4 children with; all boys. She is believed to have separated with the man.[11]

She also has a kid "Akech" with the late Hardlife Avenue crew rapper Mantani that she declared on ThaWave Podcast and on her Facebook page upon the death of the rapper.

References

  1. ^ Admin (2021-02-14). "Mary Boyoi strikes fans with her hot thighs". Ramciel Broadcasting. 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. ^ Martel, Peter (2009-03-13). "BBC Africa Select Program Highlights". BBC. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  6. ^ "Sudanese Mary Boyoi's Debut "Referendum" Album Launched in Nairobi". Sudan Radio Service. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-03. [dead link]
  7. ^ "In war-torn South Sudan, a voice of peace". UNICEF Connect. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. ^ "South Sudan Singer Joins Politics". Sudan Catholic Radio. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  9. ^ Muller, Peter (2010-04-09). "Sudan candidate sings another tune". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  10. ^ "Sudan Votes Music Hopes". Sudan Votes. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
  11. ^ "Mary Boyoi impregnated by kawaja again?". Hot in Juba. 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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