Suzan Kerunen

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Pimar Crossing Cultures Concert, 2017

Kerunen started her career as a young girl with her two sisters in an all girl group Soul of Africa. She later went on to launch her solo career with her debut Album NIMEFIKA[6] a Kiswahili term meaning "I have arrived".

Kerunen has also performed at major festivals including -The International Bayimba Festival in Uganda,[7] Tusker Experience" at Silk liquid in Bugolobi. She is one of the organizers of the Pearl Rhythm Festival and World Music Day celebrations in Uganda. In 2009, Kerunen performed at The CHOGM celebrations in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, Blankets and Wine alongside Eric Wainaina, Radio and Weasel and Janziband.[8][9]

In November 2017, Suzan held a concert titled Pimar Crossing Cultures which was held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. She performed some of her new and old songs including Umbikulumbi, Faithfull, Echuli chuli, Minkulu, Tuk tuk and Tegiri, Olobo, Lek, Anyira, Hakuna, Pimar, Ugorunan, Acher Achera among others. The Concert was to celebrate her tenth anniversary in the music industry and to preserve cultural totems, proverbs, riddles and music. Other musicians such as Afrie, Ssewa Ssewa, Amaru and Giovanni Kiyingi also performed.[10][11][12]

Discography

Year Album Tracking
2006 "Nimefika" Ngom
2008 "Lek"
2011[13] "Acher achera" Acha Achera, Anyira
2019 "Pimar"
2022 "From Ashes we Rise"[14][15] From Ashes We Rise, Earthly Speaking, Ginya,
Esclave, Crimson, Remnants, Kuku, Dek Malakwang,
Pirepe, Judong, Aradu, Phoenix
(Sourced from Spotify)

Awards

Awards
Year Award Category Result
2010 Pearl of Africa Music Awards Best Folk Pop Artiste Won
2009 Kora All Africa Music Awards Best East African and African Artist Nominated
2008 Kora All Africa Music Awards Best East African and African Artist Nominated

Tours and concerts

Ongea music week

Suzan performed at, ONGEA! – The Eastern Africa Music Summit in Nairobi on 28 January 2016 alongside Likizo, Sauti Academy, Wanny Angerer, Parking Lot Grass, Mswazzi, H_Art the Band and Jay A[16]

Charity

See also

References

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