Judith Sephuma
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Judith Sephuma is a South African jazz
and Afro-pop singer. She grew up in Polokwane
and moved to Cape Town
in 1994 to study as a jazz vocalist. In 1997 she graduated from the University of Cape Town
with a Performer's Diploma in Jazz and went on to further study. In 1999 she won the "Best Jazz Vocalist" at the Old Mutual Jazz Into The Future competition and signed with the African division of BMG
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Her debut album A Cry, A Smile, A Dance was critically acclaimed and she later followed it up with New Beginnings.
South African jazz
South African jazz is the jazz music of South Africa, also often mistakenly called "African jazz".-History:As in the United States, South African jazz was strongly influenced by the music styles of the black population. That said influences from the US led to its formation...
and Afro-pop singer. She grew up in Polokwane
Polokwane
Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...
and moved to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
in 1994 to study as a jazz vocalist. In 1997 she graduated from the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
with a Performer's Diploma in Jazz and went on to further study. In 1999 she won the "Best Jazz Vocalist" at the Old Mutual Jazz Into The Future competition and signed with the African division of BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
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Her debut album A Cry, A Smile, A Dance was critically acclaimed and she later followed it up with New Beginnings.