Anna Mwalagho born and raised in Kenya, East Africa, Anna Mwalagho is a truly remarkable Renaissance woman and a triple-threat performer. An internationally recognized comedian, poet/spoken word artist, singer/songwriter, actress, and storyteller. She has won numerous national awards in her native Kenya and here in the USA.
Internationally recognized as the “Queen of spoken Afrobeat” and also “Mama Africa.” She has captivated many with her blend of comedy, spoken-word, songs, acting, African dance, and storytelling into an electrifying one-woman show. Her theatrical poetry inspires, evokes thought, and entertains as well as educates all ages and races. Her music has a unique message from the soul of the motherland, it tells the story of life’s rough but fulfilling journeys, her comedy fuses laughter with the truth. The excerpt from her One–Woman show went viral on Facebook with over 2.4 million views and still counting. Since the launch of her career in the United States, Anna has become one of the most sought-after African comedians, poets, and Spoken Afrobeat artists. She is not only a solo artist but she also owns her own band known as “Afrofloetry Band” The band has opened up for two international legends, the king of Afro-jazz Hugh Masekela, and International acclaimed legend of Afro-pop Oliver Mtukudzi famously known as “Tuku Music” of whom she even ollaborated with him doing her poem “Flavored World.”In January 2009 her band was chosen by the Smithsonian Museum of African Art to be the main performer during the inaugural events of President Barack Obama, at the National Museum of African Art Museum, for over one thousand audiences from all over the world.