EARLY LIFE
Promoter Kay Two was born on 30th December 1986 at Giada Military Hospital in Juba city, in the defunct Sudan. Born in a country ravaged by civil war, Kay Two at just 9-years-old was dragged into the armed conflict, making him a child soldier at a very young age. Kay Two, very young and confused, witnessed and participated in the atrocities of the civil war until he was rescued by UNICEF in 1997.
Born in a military family, Kay Two is currently a son to an Army General, Gen. Awet Alor Kuol. Promota Kay Two serves as the 6th born to his mother, following 5 older brothers and sisters.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
In 2003, Promoter Kay Two and family sought refuge in a refugee camp in the neighboring Uganda. While in Uganda, Promota Kay Two attended Langamari primary school where he completed his Primary level education and later joined Alliance Global College for his Secondary level education.
After completing high school in the refugee camp, Promota Kay Two moved to Kampala and joined Kampala International University where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in BBA.
EVENTS AND CONCERTS
While at campus, Mr. Kay Two founded an events company which he named “K2 Promotions and Events”. Given his huge love for the entertainment industry, Promota started his promotion business by organizing local shows for South Sudanese fraternity in Uganda where local musicians were given the platform to perform their songs and also showcase their born-talents.
In 2014, Kay Two held several concerts at refugee settlement camps in Uganda. The concerts were conducted under the umbrella “Together for Peace” – a peace call to all South Sudanese who fled the conflicts in South Sudan and found refuge in Uganda. The main purpose of the concerts was to preach peace and unity through music. The concerts helped many to revive hope of returning back to the country
After some years of successful concerts, Promota Kay Two moved back to his homeland and settled in Juba. In Juba, he continued with his dream to see a better entertainment industry in the country. K2 organized more successful local shows and bagged heavy sum of money collected from the gates.
In the shortest period of time, K2 invited Bosmic Otim of Uganda to perform alongside a given number of talented South Sudanese musicians in a show held in Juba. That music show was the genesis of his business with foreign musicians in South Sudan.
In 2018, Promota Kay Two imported more foreign talents to the country. Mid 2018 witnessed Ugandan rapper Fik Fameica thrilling fans in Juba. Later that year, Jose Chameloene was jetted into the country for a number of Shows including the first ever Miss Achai Wiir Beauty Pageant.
In 2019, K2 opened a world-class outdoor club, the first of its kind in Juba and was officially launched by Tanzanian sensational singer, Harmonize. Harmonize performed shoulder to shoulder with various South Sudanese musicians who helped him to grace the event.
In the same year, Harmonize was re-called alongside Ugandan songbird Vinka to grace the launch of MGurush – a mobile money transfer service in Juba. The event was organized by K2 Promotions and Events and it attracted hundreds and thousands of people in Juba and from other parts of the country.
2020 witnessed the biggest ever music concert in South Sudan. The record was set by East Africa’s music giant, Diamond Platinumz from Tanzania. The Tanzanian star received the biggest welcome in the country by good music lovers and his arrival caused massive traffic jam on the main roads of Juba all the way to where he was accommodated. Under the invitation of Promota Kay Two, Diamond Platinumz performed at Freedom Hall for a VIP show and in the following day, performed at South Sudan’s Freedom Square called Dr. John Garang Mausoleum located in the capital, Juba. The music concert dubbed “Together for Peace” was attended by the country’s high government officials and the president as the Guest of Honor. The concert garnered a total number of over 40,000 people in attendance. It’s now recognized as the biggest concert and gathering ever recorded in South Sudan.
Besides music concerts, Kay Two together with his manager, Mr. Clever Peterson founded a number of big annual fashion events under the entertainment industry. To mention a few, Miss Achai Wiir Beauty Pageant, Miss Abyei, and Face of Kush.
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
Through Promota Kay Two’s tremendous contributions to the entertainment industry in South Sudan via K2 Promotions and Events company Limited which is of course the leading Events and Promotion company in South Sudan, his hard work has earned him enormous awards within South Sudan and beyond its borders. Here are some of the awards that he won over voting casted by the people.
*Best Promoter of the year – 2016 (STA Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2017 (SSTYA)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2017 (SSUSA Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2018 (SSUSA Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2018 (South Sudan Talent Show Awards)
*Best Event organizer of the year – 2018 (SSUSA)
*Best Music Promoter – 2018 (SSTYA)
*Best Event Organizer – 2019 (SSTYA)
*Long-time achievement Award – 2019 (JAFA Awards)
*Best Promoter – 2019 (African Talent Awards)
*Best Promoter of the Year – 2019 (Mr/Miss Independence awards)
*Best Promoter of the year -2020 (South Sudan Music Awards)
*Best Promotion company – 2020 (South Sudan Chamber of Commerce)
*Best Event organizer of the year – 2020 (South Sudan Music Awards)
*Best Music Promoter – 2020 (SSUSA Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2021 (Jieng Music Awards)
*Best Promotion company of the year – 2021 (Junub Talent Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2021 (Junub Talent Awards)
*Best Promoter of the year – 2021 (South Sudan Music Awards).