Judith Sephuma

Judith Sephuma (born 29 June 1974)[1] is a South African jazz and Afro-pop singer.

Judith Sephuma
Background information
Born (1974-06-29) 29 June 1974
Seshego, Limpopo, South Africa
GenresJazz; gospel
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsLalomba Music
Websitewww.judithsephumamusic.com

Biography

Born in Seshego,[2] she was raised in Polokwane, Limpopo, and moved to Cape Town in 1994 to study as a jazz vocalist.[3] 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.

Her debut album A Cry, A Smile, A Dance (2001) was critically acclaimed and she followed it up with New Beginnings in 2005. Her other albums include Change is Here (2008), I Am A Living Testimony (2011), A Legacy Live in Concert (2012; CD and DVD), and her 2013 debut gospel album titled The Experience LIVE in Concert with some songs produced by Wilson Joel (CD and DVD). In 2015 she released her album One Word, which she describes as Afro-Funk Jazz. Her laterst album, My Worship - Live, was released in 2017.

She is recorded and marketed through her independent record label, Lalomba Music.

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References
  1. "Judith Sephuma", TVSA.
  2. Dudu Mvimbi Leshabane, "Cover story – the evolution of Judith Sephuma", True Love, 2017-06-01. Via PressReader.
  3. "Sephuma, Judith (South Africa)", music.org.za.
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