Viwo is born Viwolwetu Kulati and hails from 'The Creative City', Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. Her love for music and respect for the arts emerged at a young age after being exposed  to The Annual Grahamstown National Arts Festival. That came full circle as she later graced the NAF Dakawa Jazz series stage alongside Dumza Maswana in 2017. In 2018 , Viwo came 3rd in the KayaFM and Emirates pursuit of Jazz competition and in the same year started travelling and performing as a backing vocalist for Zonke Dikana. I 2019 she released her debut single titled "Chilly Breeze"