Tutu Puoane

South African Jazz singer

Born: 31 May 1979
Atteridgeville
Country: South Africa

Biography

Tutu Puoane is a jazz musician who plays voice. Tutu Puoane was born on 31 May 1979 in Atteridgeville. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include Young Artist of the Year (2004) and South African Music Awards (2010).

Tutu Puoane (31 May 1979, Atteridgeville, Pretoria-) is a South African Jazz singer. She grew up in the township of Mamelodi, Pretoria. By 1997 she had already been performing in Johannesburg downtown. Realizing her passion for singing, Tutu went on to study jazz vocals at the University of Cape Town with Jelena Reveshin and Virginia Davids. She received several awards from major South African jazz competitions. In 2000 she won the old mutual jazz encounters for Cape region and in 2001 she received a merit award for young promising talent at the Daimler Chrysler South African jazz competition. When she completed her vocal studies at the music college of the University of Cape, a recording contract from a major South African music record label was already offered to her but she turned it down.

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