Soweto Kinch was born on 10 January 1978 and is a British jazz alto saxophonist and rapper.
12 Facts About Soweto Kinch
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Soweto Kinch then moved to Birmingham, where he attended West House Primary School in Edgbaston, beginning a long association with Britain's second city.
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Soweto Kinch attended Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, from the age of 13, completing his A levels when he was 18.
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Soweto Kinch benefited from participation in the programmes of Tomorrow's Warriors, the music education and artist development organisation co-founded in 1991 by Janine Irons and Gary Crosby, and played with Crosby's Jazz Jamaica All Stars collective.
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In 2006, Soweto Kinch released his second album, A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block, the first instalment of a two-part concept album documenting the lives of three Birmingham men.
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Soweto Kinch is a member of the Pop Idol backing band the Big Blue.
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Soweto Kinch has performed for Don't Flop Entertainment, where he has competed in rap battles and faced opponents Dotz, Shuffle T and Charron.
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In 2013, Soweto Kinch presented a staged performance of his concept album The Legend of Mike Smith at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in England.
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Soweto Kinch performed the work with Karl Rasheed Abel on bass and Shaney Forbes on drums.
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The subject allowed Soweto Kinch to explore a wide range of emotions in hip-hop and jazz form.
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Soweto Kinch has stated that the trio format "allows [for] more harmonic freedom and space to deliver lyrics".
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Soweto Kinch curated the 2019 Koestler Arts exhibition which showcases artworks created by prisoners and detainees in institutions, and is held at the Southbank Centre in London.