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The Cape Verdean “pop diva”, Suzanna Lubrano was the overwhelming winner at the prestigious Kora All African Music Awards, held at South Africa, with two (2) major awards:

Best Female African Artist
Best Female Artist – West Africa

Suzanna Lubrano, who was nominated for four (4) awards, was finally crowned “queen” the of the Kora Awards 2003, with the prestigious “Best Female African Artist” award, voted by the estimated 650 million television viewers worldwide, who were captivated by her stunning performance at the Kora.

Suzanna’s winning came with the song “Nha Sonho” (My Dream), the leading track off her latest album, “Tudo Pa Bo” (All For You) on Kings Records. The song is produced by Jorge do Rosário, Suzanna Lubrano and Beto Dias, with lyrics by Suzanna Lubrano and Beto Dias.

This year’s Kora All African Music Awards was held at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa, with participation of major African and American artists, including the five times Grammy nominated rapper, Ludacris and Neo-Soul rising star, Angie Stone.

The Kora Awards was founded in 1994 as the African equivalent of the Grammy Awards by Benin’s legendary diplomat, Ernest Adjovi, who saw Kora as an excellent opportunity to promote the rich variety of African music, both within the African continent and the Diaspora.

Suzanna Lubrano was brought to the attention of Kora Awards by Ramiro “Dr. Ra” Mendes, CEO of MB Artist Management, during the artist’s recent tour to Angola with romantic Latin star, Julio Iglesias.

Suzanna Lubrano and MB Artist Management (MBAM) would like to thank its sponsors to the Kora Awards, including South African Airways (Cape Verde), TACV Cape Verde Airlines, Radio Television of Cape Verde, TAP Air Portugal, The mayor of the city of Rotterdam and The Phoenix Foundation.

Suzanna – The “Pop Diva” of Cabo Verde and Lusophone Africa

Widely recognized as the “Pop Diva” of Cape Verde, Suzanna Lubrano was born at Cape Verdean Islands and moved to The Netherlands, with her parents when she was four year old. She started to sing when she was still a young child, but picked up singing professionally at eighteen. She made her professional singing debut with the popular Cape Verdean band “Os Rabelados” (The Rebels). Together with Rabelados, she recorded her first successful album.

In the meantime, Suzanna started her solo career with King Records, resulting in three solo albums to date. Her debut solo album “Sem Bó Nes Mund” (Without You in This World) was followed by a successful second album, titled “Fofó” (“Cute”) and the latest mega hit release, “Tudo Pa Bo” in 2002.

Suzanna is currently one of the most demanded Cape Verdean female singers within the Afro-Portuguese community world wide. She has performed live throughout Europe, including France, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. She has also performed on stage in the United States, Angola, Senegal, Mozambique, and in her home countries The Netherlands and Cape Verdean Islands, drawing large audiences wherever she goes.

Suzanna's music can be best described as a mix of Cape Verdean pop Coladera, Zouk and R&B. Most of her songs are in Cape Verdean Creole, which is closely related to the Portuguese language. Suzanna is on her best in calm and sentimental songs. She admires artists such as Laura Fabian, Aaliyah, Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton.

With the winning of the Kora Awards and the consolidation of her audiences in Africa, Suzanna is now ready for the world!

For more information on Suzanna Lubrano, please contact:

• René Romer, EtnoMediair, at tel. + 31 10 41 47 916, tel. + 31 6 536 806 75 or email: r.romer@chello.nl or info@etnomediair.com.

• Ramiro “Dr. Ra” Mendes at MB Artist Management, Tel: 508 326-0374 or email: mbam@mbrecords.com

For a complete list of all 2003 Kora Awards winner visit: http://www.koraawards.com