Name: Dora Dora by Alvina Gachugu
Duration: 4 min 27 s
Description: Dora Dora is native language (kikuyu) for "Look at me, look at me." It is basically a success story directed towards all the no's I have gotten in life showing my go-getter attitude. Dream chaser no matter what happens in other aspects of my life. Enjoy! xx

Shackles - Ben Marie feat. Alvina

Vini Shema, the Rwandese artiste that sings in Swahili feat. the multitalented Alvina Gachugu

Comfort Zone - Vini Shema ft. Alvina

There are ups and downs in every relationship. Love here is metaphorically alluded to food. Food can be tasty, sometimes too hot and spicy at other times lackluster at best. Does one give up? Does one throw it away yet there are people dying of hunger? Exactly. 

Alvina - Bon Appetit

#MyLittleMixVideo is long overdue I know...Lol. It was an honour getting to cover a song by people I truly love as I followed their journey from the X Factor and they truly inspire me. I would also like to acknowledge my producer for the good work and videography.

I do not own the rights to this song.

You cat watch the cover video here>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX0NeK5EpDQ


Little Mix - Wings (Cover by Alvina Gachugu)

A love song between actual lovebirds. Alvina, Kenyan artist, presenter and mother to one (Doremy) featuring Gabzo, a Rwandan producer and artist. Enjoy!

You can download it directly to your phone on>>>
 http://mdundo.com/a/5673

Alvina ft. Gabzo (Gabbina) - The Deepest Love

Decided to cover Holy Night this Christmas season in my own style :-) Enjoy!

O Holy Night Reggae Cover

I decided to surprise my producer boyfriend at our one month anniversary last year. It wasn't easy recording this song without his knowledge at his studio but we managed with the help of some friends and released it on Wed Nov 12th at Mchana Pub n Grill karaoke night. Aaah... the look on his face... priceless ^_^

Niyirema

Gabzo - Alvina Ma Lava

Dora Dora is native language (kikuyu) for "Look at me, look at me." It is basically a success story directed towards all the no's I have gotten in life showing my go-getter attitude. Dream chaser no matter what happens in other aspects of my life. Enjoy! xx

Dora Dora

Yeah so I covered this song, let the politics begin! Khali I want you... on my next track. Let's get... to the booth! 
My 6th year as an indie artist, record labels, where do I sign up? *tumacho twa WhatsApp*


Naked

When you see him and need your thirst quenched... 😜

Alvina Gachugu - Thirsty

Alvina comes from a humble background. She was born in Eastleigh and has lived in Kariobangi South in the Eastlands part of Nairobi, Kenya from 2001 upto date. She is the last of four children. She gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on June 18th 2013 at 9:20 p.m. She made up the name Doremy for him from her love of music. She has played the piano from 1999 owning her first keyboard in 2002.  She has played the guitar from 2011. She has sung from 2008.

She has acted in high school drama and theatre thereafter by being part of a travelling theatre group, Theatrix Arts Ensemble, that acts setbooks. She was also part of Next Level Production Company that performs at Alliance Française de Nairobi with the county representative for Mahiakhalo ward, Cleophas Malalah, being their director. 

Alvina credits her musical discovery journey to a one Mr.Patrick Ngere who believed in her and gave her 2 songs to solo during the drama festivals dance category when she was in high school drama in 2009. She has always been a performer albeit not musically but Parto always pushed her to transfer her powerful acting voice onto her singing voice and to expand her range especially when it came to the higher register. She was rejected not once but twice for the school choir in 2008 and in 2009 before the dance trainer Parto discovered her hidden potential during drama auditions. She dealt with the rejection by forming her own choir, The French Choir which was a platform for French students to interact and learn through French music. It was a huge success.

Her love for French paid off by getting her on a plane and out of the country for the first time as she won a three-week-trip to France in 2011 after emerging the best student in an international French exam in 2010. She has written a manuscript about her experiences in a foreign country such as being forced to sit for the exam and getting lost on the first day. It is her dream to have it published as soon as yesterday. It is dedicated to the teacher who practically forced her to sit for the exam who unfortunately passed away. (RIP Madame Christine Milanga 08/1959 - 03/06/2013)

With practice and persistence she has managed to become a professional BGV and Vocal Coach, teaching others all she has learnt. She also formed and directed "Mitaani Choir" during "The Kwaya" competition on Kiss TV in November 2011 where the judges loved their creativity, humour and spontaneity although they did not make it past round 2 for experience or lack thereof. They were however humbled to be called back later on as guest performers on the show. The twelve members unfortunately disbanded in pursuit of other ventures such as education and other callings.

In 2011 she also auditioned for The University of Nairobi choir and passed the auditions where she sang Soprano 1 upto mid 2012 before she transferred and went to a private institution, St.Paul's University. She is a mezzo soprano by nature.

She believes as an artiste flexibility is a must. This is why she has also collaborated in taarab songs, sang afrojazz, raggae and R&B among others. She has hosted karaoke for two years, performed and emceed at weddings, other social and corporate functions.

She has had her fair share of disappointments by recording countless songs that were hits only in the studio. Since then she has managed to have her song "Mama" released which is a song she composed in the studio in honour of her mum and all mothers in the world. It is accessible via YouTube. The video was shot when she was 38 weeks pregnant and her mum also features in the video. It however did not manage to get on the airwaves but she is still recording and persisting in her pursuit of musical gratification. Music is indeed food to the soul and she hungers to indulge in the 7 course solfa ladder till the end.



Dora Dora

Alvina Gachugu

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