What is "kamichi"

Kamichi \Ka"mi*chi\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A curious South American bird ( Anhima or {Palamedea cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese ( Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.

n. A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, ''Anhima cornuta''.

Kamichi, born ' Adolphe Bagabo', is a Rwandan Afrobeat and R&B artist. He is distinguished by his unique and hoarse vocal delivery.

As a child, Bagabo sang in local choirs. The 2009 release of the single "Zoubeda" brought him national popularity and won him a Salax Award in 2010 in the category of "Best Song of the Year". The same year he also won a Salax Award in the category of "Best Afrobeat Artist". He released his second album, Ubumuntu, in 2012. He has collaborated with many Rwandan artists.

As of August 2013, Bagabo is completing studies in Journalism and Communications at the Catholic University of Kabgayi. He also works as a journalist for Voice of America in Rwanda.