Prince Bulo

Prince Bulo is a musical composer, arranger, producer, educator and performing artist. He was born in Mohlakeng, a small township in Johannesburg, South Africa. Self-taught, Prince began playing piano and keyboards at an early age. He would listen to jazz and gospel recordings and with great aptitude play what he had heard. His music influence came largely from gospel music and contemporary African jazz. He went on to pursue his musical career and enrolled at the then Durban Institute of Technology (DIT) where he 'accidently' fell in love with and switched to bass guitar. Prince graduated cum laude in Jazz Composition, Arranging and Performance from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtaining his Masters Degree in Composition in 2010. He was the recipient of SAMRO's De Waal and Bonhams awards in 2008.

He has made appearances at most of the major music festivals around South Africa, including the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Grahamstown Jazz festival, MTN Durban Festival, Freedom Day Arts Festival, Johannesburg Joy of Jazz, Jazz Festival, Awesome Africa, Durban, Freedom Day Festival-Limpopo, Jazz at the Lake-Qwa Qwa, Kimberly Arts Festival, as well as the Durban Blues Festival. He has toured and performed in the USA, Canada and Sweden, performing with artists such Afrique, Sibongile Khumalo, Mafikizolo, Young Nations, Darius Brubeck, Neil Gonsalves, Melvin Peters, The Back Brothers and Karin Bengmark. Prince has also had the pleasure of studying under John Rapson and Steve Grismore at the University of Iowa's School of Music.

Prince has recorded as a studio bassist and produced various artists, as well as composing and producing music for radio advertisements. He is a member of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band and has also performed as a jazz soloist with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. The amazingly versatile Prince has also appeared in theatre productions such as 'Home-grown', 'Motown on Deck', 'Dolphins by Starlight', 'Let’s Hear It for the Boys' and 'The Best Party Show…Ever'.