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In CafeMom's monthly series, Work It, Mama<\/a>, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tutu Puoane\u2019s musical gifts<\/a> were apparent from infancy. As a baby, her great-grandmother<\/a> said even her cries sounded like singing. Not only was music in her, it was all around. <\/p>\n

\u201cLike any kid growing up in a South African township, music is such a huge part of our lives. You can\u2019t escape it,\u201d Tutu said of her childhood. <\/p>\n

Growing up in Pretoria, jazz was the preferred genre. Tutu\u2019s mother was a huge fan. Her uncles collected all of the vinyl records and the people of the township bragged about jazz being their identity. Still, as a child, Tutu didn\u2019t know that jazz would become her genre of choice as well. She just wanted to sing. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just knew that singing was like oxygen since I was a child," Tutu said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve always done. Singing has always been my identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was always something she did for herself, but by the time she was in boarding school, Tutu realized her singing made an impact on others as well. Around age 11 or 12, Tutu enrolled in a boarding school. The school, founded by Peter Anderson \u2014 a white man \u2014 was designed to expose Black children to more diverse learning possibilities. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn those days, the education for a Black South African child was designed so that you don\u2019t dream further than becoming a teacher, a nurse, or a policeman. It\u2019s what they called the Bantu education,\u201d the mother of two tells CafeMom.<\/p>\n

It was the first time Tutu would interact with white people. It was where she received free piano lessons and where she saw the power of her gift. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time there was a new teacher at assembly, I had this little bet with myself: How many new teachers can I make cry today?\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

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