K-Denk
Koang Deng Kun Kong is a South Sudanese born-Canada based musician, songwriter, dancer and artist professionally known as K-Denk. He was born in Renk, a suburb of Upper Nile State. Music career. Denk began his music career in 2004 as a choir member in the Kakuma Presbyterian Church choir. Denk took part in Tusker Project Fame 2010 representing South Sudan, which was widely regarded as his breakout moment. He has sung with other artists in the past. In 2018, Denk went on a tour of South Sudanese refugee camps in Uganda and Kenya as part of  an "outreach programme" for people affected by the South Sudanese civil war. Denk's song "Brighter Day" was played over the radio to celebrate the 2018 ceasefire that brought an end to the civil war. Personal life. Denk has 4 sisters and 1 brother. His father died in 1992 as a result of the Second Sudanese Civil War. In 2013, Denk received significant attention when he openly declared his allegiance to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition, posting a video where he brandished an assault rifle. Denk later rescinded his support for the group, instead going back to  music and declaring his support for a peaceful resolution to the South Sudanese Civil War. Denk, between 2010 to 2013 attended Admas University Ethiopia, and in 2017 graduated with a diploma in music from Day Star University Nairobi, Kenya.