Suzan Kerunen

Suzan Kerunen awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Pearl of Africa Music Awards 1 1 Kora All Africa Music Awards 0 2
Totals
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.

Career history

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.

Acher Achera 2011

Released in 2011

Discography

Year	Album	Tracking
2006	"Nimefika"	Ngom
2008	"Lek"
2011	"Acher achera"	Acha Achera, Anyira

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 the 28th of January 2016 alongside Likizo, Sauti Academy, Wanny Angerer, Parking Lot Grass, Mswazzi, H_Art the Band and Jay A

Charity

Know Your Culture Foundation

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 .

Power of Hope Camp 2006, Kampala

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.

Heart sounds in Uganda "Enkuba Yomutima"2008

Done in the United Kingdom with a replica visit clinic in Hackney London visiting Uganda in September 2008 to highlight Mental Health in Uganda, the project raised awareness of mental health issues in the community, reduced community stigma and discrimination, and empowered sufferers of mental illness by promoting and improving mental health services in both countries.

Fight against Cancer

In 2012, the singer collaborated with Rotary of Uganda on her third album launch, whose proceeds went to the cancer ward of St Raphael of St Francis, Nsambya Mission Hospital which needed completion where she invited other Kora Award winners like Jackie Chandiru and Benon to perform. “It is important for us to pool our resources and efforts to improve the care given to victims of cancer all over Uganda because it affects our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and friends."

See also

• Sister Charity
• Giovanni Kiyingi
• Milege