Bien-Aime Biography | Sauti Sol Member

Bien-Aime (French for beloved) Baraza is a vocalist, songwriter and
guitarist. His style of singing is soulful and his songwriting skills
celebrated by many. He is one of the members of the award winning Kenya Band Saulti sol (click name to read about the band)

Since Sauti Sol’s inception in 2006, Bien-Aime has remained active in
the group and part of the creation of Sauti Sol two albums: Mwanzo
(2008) and Sol Filosofia (2011). Bien-Aime occasionally writes songs for
other artists like Elani, Amos & Josh and Wendy Kimani.

He says of songs from Sauti Sol’s first two albums: Mwanzo and Sol Filosofia,
“I love to write songs. And women inspire me. My thought process
equates songs to women; to an extent I call our songs my women. Lazizi
is the hot girl at the bar. Zosi is the good sweet girl who goes to
church. Mama Papa and Soma Kijana are the voices of my mother.

“While on stage, these hit singles are among my trophies. Some women
like Wera, Subira, Mapacha, Awinja and Asubuhi are wife material–girls
who knew me in the hood before the lights, camera and action. They
remind me of Sauti Sol days before success and the magical struggle that
our music has been. They are show for sacrifice and represent the road
we’ve treaded.”

Bien-Aime studied Journalism and Media Studies at the United States International University and graduated in 2011. 

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