From Ashes, Africa will rise, we are made to rise not fall, we step in and step out, like the winners we are! 
A chant and call out to this great continent, to rise and face the giants that we know and are not afraid of any more.

From Ashes We Rise- Suzan Kerunen

The taker, always takes from the weak, taking our children, our dreams and  hope, instead of of their own. But its time to fight back, i took his own to.

Ginya- Suzan Kerunen

Olobo was of clay, his mother knew he was as normal as every child, he could not play in the rain... but as a child he could not restrict the fun of play when it started raining

Olobo

A folk tale about the fly and its greed, spiced with proverbs from Nebbi alur

Umbikulumbi

Take courage and eat, you need your strength woman, i understand your pain.

Tuk Tuk

When we sing we are one, nothing should impose itself as a barrier for any reason, we are one, Africa is one!

Echuli Chuli

Faithful

My joys of mother hood all kept in this song..Pimar

Pimar

Hakuna

Ewunu Awiya

A song about Ugandan birds, done in original folk style.

Ugorunam

Mintingili,  a little stunted boy, born to a woman who later becomes a widow with no one to help her in a world ruled by the big five. She eventually gets her savior in Tingilli her son, who fights the elephant, the mighty bully at the well, overpowers him  to get water for his mother.

. Mintingilli.

Nga Kelo? a question posed to you. Who is responsible for all this evil, greed, judgment, theft and all that is killing humanity.

. Nga Kelu. Faizal X Susan

Artist: Suzan Kerunen
Country: Uganda
Genre: World music, African traditional folk, world fusion.
About: hailed as the “Alur queen” the Ugandan singer-songwriter Suzan Kerunen has been enchanting audiences with her music done in her local Ugandan language of Alur-Jonam, (her Luo mother tongue), Kiswahili, English and French. Kerunen’s sound is inspired by a mix of njige, agwara and ndara drums from her Alur-Jonam (central Luo) people of Nebbi district in the West Nile sub-region of northern Uganda, located on the north-western shores of Lake Albert, western banks of the River Nile, and bordering north-eastern DR Congo. 

Kerunen was described by the Daily Monitor newspaper “.......as musically great and arguably one of the most respected world music artists in Uganda” — following the release of her critically acclaimed Nimefika album which earned her a double nomination at the 2008/2009 Kora all African music awards www.koraawards.org. 

Kerunen was described as “Kampala’s new voice” by The EastAfrican newspaper after she was awarded as the Best Folk Pop Artist at the 2010 PAM awards (Pearl of Africa music awards). Her unique music and style gives her agility with freedom of expression in Alur as well as English, Kiswahili and French.  
Kerunen started her career as a young girl with her two sisters in an all girl group called Soul of Africa in 2004. She later went on to launch her solo career with her debut album “Nimefika” a Kiswahili word meaning “I have arrived” in 2006.  “LEK” her second album meaning “Dream” celebrates African diversity, beauty and culture.”
Kerunen’s music offers a bold cultural statement through which all of her ancestral influences from Nebbi-Junam and Zombo Palwo come to life.  You will also hear a blend of East African and West African ambience, through teasers of zouk, Congolese and Afro-soul grooves emerging as a soulful expression of colour and the beauty of Ugandan rhythms which will surely over power your mind.  Her music explores sounds like the talking drum (tamur) from West Africa; African marimbas (Akogo), tube fiddle (Ndingidi), Adungu and the Nanga (Ugandan harp). Kerunen’s music preserves within it ancient musical traditions yet is delivered with a contemporary vibrancy reflective of her various urban multicultural music scene influences.

Kerunen’s music is truly dedicated to her Alur influences from both Ugandan and Congolese culture.  Her music clearly spells the desire to break all cultural boundaries that have kept people divided. It is rooted in a compelling call to come together irrespective of our backgrounds to share our single human journey. Kerunen’s music is a universal message of peace, love, unity and culture that has established her as one of the new voices in African music. 

This accomplished vocalist has been steadily rising on the world music scene and appearing online and on radio waves including BBC Network Africa, RFI and DW. She has performed around the world including the Bayimba International Festival of the Arts, Pearl Rhythm Festival, International Jazz Festival in Kampala, Kora all Africa awards, plus a number of East African events including ONGEA Nairobi 2016.  

Albums:
Nimefika    (2006)
Lek              (2008)
Acher Achera (2012)
Pimar         (2017)

Suzan Kerunen

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