A voice-over is a part of the narration in a film or broadcast that is not accompanied by a visual representation of the speaker. It is absolutely optional to hire a voice actor for your advertisement, but it does offer great value to your content. If you hire a professional narrator, users are more likely to remain around and listen, partly because listening takes less work than reading. Overall, it makes your material more interesting. If we share the same sentiment on the importance of a voice-over actor for your campaign,  then the question would be who to hire in Kenya. Continue reading so we can look at some of the established voice-over artists in the country.

a. Amanda Khamati

She provides clients with a wide spectrum of professional voice talent, including radio, digital, and television advertising. She also does commercial jingles for radio and television, documentaries, and Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Some of the brands that she has offered voice-over services include Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways, KRA, Jumia, Simbisa Foods, DTB, Galleria Mall, Knight Frank Limited, and USIU-A  among others.

b. Ray M.

Another excellent voice actor in Kenya goes by the name Ray M. He gives a strong, warm reverberating warm male voice in a range of pitches. He delivers from soft to hard sells for radio and TV ads, promos, video explainers, and documentaries among others. He can do this in English, KiSwahili, and Kalenjin. In addition to his package, he writes scripts and translates between the three languages. He also does audio processing, editing, and mastering. He has twelve years of experience in the radio and voice industry. In the past, he has voiced commercials for  Citizen Tv, K24 TV, Hot 96, and Radio Maisha, and he became the station voice for Milele FM, Baraka FM, and Chamgei  FM.

c) Cynthia Kimola

 She is a Kenyan female professional voice-over artist with more than ten years of experience.  She does voice-overs in both English and Swahili. She can do various accents including English with an African accent, English with a Kenyan accent, English with a West African accent, English with a South African accent, Swahili with a Kenyan accent, and Swahili with a Tanzanian accent, among other accents. Cynthia Kimola’s Voice description: for narrations, a warm and deep voice, for corporate presentations, a smooth and professional voice, excited and fun voice for commercials for IVR and phone prompts, friendly and calm, bold and authoritative.

d) David Oyuke

He is a voice-over artist with ten years of experience in the media as a radio host, producer, and TV personality. He is also a published novelist and an award-winning artist and poet who owns an audio consultancy that records, produces, and manages a variety of voice-over genres.

He has provided voice-over work in English and Swahili to hundreds of companies in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Some of his genre experiences include promos, podcast and station imaging, commercials, narration, documentaries, E-learning, In-show narration, Game shows, Radio spots, TVCs, IVR, and many more. Since he works from his own studio, his turnaround time can be really quick. He is available for both short and long-term projects and retainers.

e) Eddy Kimani

He is a media strategist and practitioner with extensive expertise in the fast-paced world of television and radio. In the field of television and radio production, he has extensive experience and advanced talents. He can voice animations, documentaries, audiobooks, and any other job that requires a dynamic voice from a professional. He is conversant with different accents like East Africa (Ugandan), South African, South African (Afrikaans), and West African (Ghanaian).

The voice-over artists listed above are some of Kenya’s most well-known, but some of the newer performers have a lot of potentials. Raymond Madowo, Donnah Israel, Cleophas Olouch, Kelvin Muhia, and Caren Wakhungu are only a few of them. You can learn more about them by visiting ProductionHUB. If you have any additional queries about voiceovers, you may consider contacting Janeson Recordings, a specialist in voiceover production.