Suzan Kerunen
| Suzan Kerunen | |
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| Born |
Suzan Kerunen 12 September 1979 |
| Other names | Susan Kerunen, Alur Princess,Alur Queen |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, musician, Tourism Ambassador in Uganda |
| Spouse(s) | Jude Mugerwa (m. 2009) |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Zombo, Nebbi, Uganda |
| Genres | World, Folk |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Awards won | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nominations | 3 | |||||||||||||
Suzan Kerunen is a Ugandan world music singer and songwriter who performs African Contemporary music in the local Ugandan language of Alur-Jonam (her mother tongue) as well as in English, Swahili and other world languages. She is a double Kora Award nominee who competed against Ethiopia's Michaih Behaylu, Astar and Bluz and Kenyan Wahu and a PAM Award winner. She was appointed Uganda National Tourism Ambassador to promote Cultural Tourism. Kerunen has shared stages with Africa's best artists and musicians including Kenya's Suzanna Owíyo, South Africa's Yvonne Chaka Chaka, ASA and other Diaspora artists at the KORA ALL AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS in Benin, Mama Africa Miriam Makeba, Oliver Mutukudzi, Third World, Kinobe Herbert backed up by Soul Beat Africa at The International Jazz Festival.
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 a Kiswahili term meaning "I have arrived".
Kerunen has also performed at major festivals including -The International Bayimba Festival in Uganda, 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.
Released in 2011
Suzan performed at, ONGEA! – The Eastern Africa Music Summit in Nairobi on the 28th of January 2016 alongside Likizo, Sauti Academy, Wanny Angerer, Parking Lot Grass, Mswazzi, H_Art the Band and Jay A
Kerunene registered KNOW YOUR CULTURE FOUNDATION with an aim and vision of branding Uganda, A foundation that dedicates its effort to research, train and groom a culturally aware Ugandans and also promote cultural tourism as a development tool for Uganda .
Suzan used music in form of therapy and meditation to facilitate a retreat during the Power of Hope Camp; Kampala 2006 with the major theme "Building Community to Living Healthy and Powerful Lives" which was conducted in order to address some of the challenges faced by adolescents at the PIDC, Mulago Hospital.
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