Haston Kombe is an environmental activist through music — a recording and performing artist from Kenya, Africa. Since 2014, he has been creating, composing, recording, and performing environmental music with his band, THE UTU BAND.
UTU stands for "The Ultimate Tree Umbrellas Band" — U = Ultimate, T = Tree, U = Umbrellas.
It's a live band performing in hotels, events, private and corporate functions, and learning institutions. The aim is impactful entertainment to sensitize the audience on crucial societal themes as expressed by Conservancy Melodies Kenya.
"Haston Kombe has put remarkable influence on campaigns aimed at helping the UN meet its strategic conservancy goals as expressed in the UN SDG no. 13. This theme-based music is uniquely developed to attain a specific social act—planting trees and conserving the environment. Kizuri kina jiuza kibaya kina jitembeza (a good artistry sells itself)."
"One day my music will bring service to me, and that my job will be to ascend to a stage to sing, not to do sound checks."