AND THE PRESIDENT SANG:
Written by Daniel Masese on September 30, 2024
Monday,30th.September.2024.
And The President Sang:
The second Kenyan President His Excellency the late Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi belted out publicly “Sweetest Girl” on Thursday,26th.March.2015.
He is reputed for his dyed-in-the-wool passion and love for choirs.
Former slain American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy appreciated music and possessed the profundity of classical and popular tunes.
He went out of his way by inviting musicians to perform in the White House.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a skilled musician who prolifically plays the piano and has publicly performed songs in various events.
The former humble President of Uruguay His Excellency President Jose’ Pepe called Mujica Cordano is globally reputed for his down-to-earth lifestyle and often plays guitar.
He enjoys folk songs and singing.
The former Kenyan Prime Minister His Excellency Raila Amollo Odinga belted out a Jamaican song called,” I Won’t Be Back,” in an interview in NTV on Tuesday,25th.March.2014.
Former American President His Excellency Richard Milhous Nixon is a piano player and often played to unwind.
Famously, he played for guests including the jazz legend Duke Ellington.
Former American President His Excellency Thomas Jefferson is a skilled violinist and played music throughout his life and even hosted musical gatherings at Monticello.
The former Kenyan President His Excellency Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta rekindled his Sunday school days by belting out Blessed Assurance during the National Prayers’ Breakfast on Friday,12th.December.2014.
The Russian President His Excellency Vladmir Vladimirovich Putin is reputed for playing the piano and musically singing.
He performed “Blueberry Hill” at a charity event, demonstrating his musical side.
The fifth Kenyan President William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto sang a song and offered prayers to the Kenyan soldiers in war-torn Haiti on Sunday,22nd.September.2024.
The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom His Excellency Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was an avid painter and enjoyed classical music.
Occasionally he belted out songs in private settings.
On Tuesday Christmas Day in 2018, the Ugandan President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni rapped a song in one of the Uganda’s mother tongues.
On Sunday,12th.June.2022, he led a church’s service by breaking the ice in belting out “What a friend we have in Jesus?….” The members egged on with the song.
Where words fail, music speaks.
Thanks so much.
By the Member of the Fourth Estate, Philosopher and Professor Daniel Masese.