sukumaStewart Sukuma is considered to be the most international and one of the most dynamic Mozambican musicians of the present day. He is a symbol of Mozambican culture and is committed to introducing his country´s music to the world, which he has done through various tours in Africa, Europe, Asia, United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, either solo or with the Nkhuvu Band of which he was founder.
In parallel with his musical career, he is a television presenter for programmes on tourism, culture and the arts in Mozambique (RTP and STV) and a social activist for humanitarian causes, having been UNICEF´s first Goodwill Ambassador in Mozambique.
He was the first Mozambican to study at the Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, a higher education institution, where he is now a member of the African Evaluation Committee and a consultant to the African Scholars Program.
Throughout his professional career he has made recordings with the participation of respected musicians from many parts of the world and shared the stage with some of the biggest names in international music, such as Lee Ritenour, Ivan Linz, Gilberto Gil, Luis Represas, João Gil, Paulo de Carvalho, Ana Moura, Hugh Masekela, Oliver Mtukudzi, Mark Knofler, Abdullah Ibrahim, Paulinho da Costa, Bonga and Lokua Kanza.
Stewart Sukuma has performed in major theatres in Africa, Latin America and Europe, and in 2014 was the first Mozambican to have his own concert in the Coliseum of Lisbon – a full house and a real party. He has performed in other iconic spaces such as the Ibirapuera Theatre, Itaú Cultural and SESC Pinheiros in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as large theatres in Northern Europe.
Some of his songs now figure in soundtracks of TV film series (TVI Portugal), and also in a South African feature film in which he made his acting début in a cameo role.
In 2012 Sukuma registered his own “Stewart Sukuma” brand for fashion accessories, becoming the first Mozambican artists to take this path.
In 2016 Caetano Formula appointed him as the first ambassador of the Renault brand in Mozambique.
He is the managing director of Stewart Sukuma Ltd, a company that is intrinsically linked to the cultural sector. It produces and organizes events, offers consultancy services, manages his own career, and is at the same time deeply involved in social responsibility projects such as promoting training and education, and valorizing Mozambique´s material and non-material cultural heritage. The company works with national and international partners from various business sectors, governmental and non-governmental institutions.

Sukuma is Mozambique´s most recognized musician and a major promoter of Marrabenta, and was recently decorated by the President of the Republic of Portugal, Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, as Officer of the Order of Merit Infante D. Henrique (2016).