Lorraine Klaasen

Lorraine Klaasen

voc, bvoc, CA
Singer of World and Folk

Lorraine Klaasen is a Montreal-based world music singer. Her mother is South African singer Thandi Klaasen. She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and her international itinerary has included the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. She and her mother are also reputed as two of Nelson Mandela's favorite musicians.In 2013, at the 42nd Annual Juno Awards, Lorraine Klaasen won a Juno in the World Music Album of Year category for her latest album A Tribute to Miriam Makeba.

Instruments

Vocals
Backing Vocals

Genres

World
Folk
Latin
Reggae
Pop

Plays With

Tandie Klaasen

Popular Tracks

Ilanga Selishonile on Ukubonga Gratitude by Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka

Pata Pata on 40 Years of Justin Time Records by Various Artists

Insizwa on Ukubonga Gratitude by Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka

Jolinkomo on Tribute To Miriam Makeba by Lorraine Klaasen

Polokwane (Quintessential African Story) on Polokwane by Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka

Ke Tshepile Bafatsi on Nouvelle Journée by Lorraine Klaasen

Kilimanjaro on Ukubonga Gratitude by Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka

Township Memories on Nouvelle Journée by Lorraine Klaasen

Mina Nawe on Africa Calling by Lorraine Klaasen

Where to Now on Nouvelle Journée by Lorraine Klaasen

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Nouvelle Journée	Lorraine Klaasen	2016	Album
Nouvelle Journée	Lorraine Klaasen	2016	Album
Free At Last	Lorraine Klaasen	1994	Album
Pata Pata / Yiza Yizi	Lorraine Klaasen	1989	Single
Soweto Groove	Lorraine Klaasen	1989	Album
Wake Up Mama	Lorraine Klaasen		Album
African Connexion	Lorraine Klaasen		Album

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Discogs

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