Suzan Kerunen was born on 1979 and is a Ugandan world music singer and songwriter who performs African contemporary music in the local Ugandan language of Alur-Jonam as well as in English, Swahili and other world languages.
10 Facts About Suzan Kerunen
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Suzan Kerunen is a double Kora Award nominee who competed against Ethiopia's Michaih Behaylu, Astar and Bluz and Kenyan Wahu and a PAM Award winner.
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Suzan Kerunen was appointed Uganda National Tourism Ambassador to promote Cultural Tourism.
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Suzan Kerunen later went on to launch her solo career with her debut Album NIMEFIKA a Kiswahili term meaning "I have arrived".
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Suzan Kerunen is one of the organizers of the Pearl Rhythm Festival and World Music Day celebrations in Uganda.
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In 2009, Suzan 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.
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In November 2017, Suzan Kerunen held a concert titled Pimar Crossing Cultures which was held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel.
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Suzan Kerunen 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.
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Suzan Kerunen 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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In 2012, Suzan Kerunen 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.