Edifying, entertaining, funky & funny - Mama Tokus is
a soulful blues and gospel singer from the Deep South West, a composer/performer of original tunes and sly interpretations, a nu-music-hall performer, a poetess, and a hostess and MC.
a soulful blues and gospel singer from the Deep South West, a composer/performer of original tunes and sly interpretations, a nu-music-hall performer, a poetess, and a hostess and MC.
Mama Tokus writes and sings nu-soul, blues and R&B tunes (old, proper Ray Charles-style R&B, that is), nu-music-hall ditties and humorous - but always groovy - tunes, and memorable originals and interpretations.
She hails from that wellspring of blues and UK R&B, the Thames Delta (think Ian Dury, Dr Feelgood and Zoot Money). She lives in the Deep South West - but can travel - close to the Tamar Delta…but she’s inspired by the Mississippi Delta. Expect a lesson in gospel, soul and blues delivered in Estuary English.
She is influenced by: Dinah Washington; Sarah Vaughan; Tina Turner; Barrelhouse Annie; Burt Bacharach; Earl Okin; Cole Porter; Noel Coward; the Rolling Stones; WAR; Georgie Fame; James Booker; Sister Rosetta Tharpe; The Meters…and many more groovy people.
Mama Tokus has performed at The Burning Man Festival (USA), The Big Chill Festival; London’s Rich Mix and The Brickhouse; The Port Eliot Festival; Bath’s Ustinov Theatre; Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival.
Hear and see Mama Tokus online by visiting www.mamatokus.com
What the people say:
“A hybrid of cabaret, R&B, blues, funk and fun...Brilliant.” - Four-star review of 'On The Ragtime' album, R2 global folk-roots, Blues Magazine, Sept 2011
“Variation and humour are the two keywords on this album... 'On The Ragtime' should have its place in every blues and roots fan’s collection." - Back to the Roots Europe-wide blues magazine, Aug 2011
“Amazing song... shared listening to this with my gorgeous daughter during a Mama gig and we laughed at the honesty we could relate to in it! This woman writes songs about LIFE!” - Buyer review on Amazon.co.uk
“One day, we will be able to say, 'We knew Mama Tokus before she was famous - she wowed the audience on our little stage at Burning Man in 2010’,” - Audience member at Burning Man Festival
“A triumph of modern-day feminism set against a backdrop of olden-day sounds...laced with humour and heart...Just what the soul-doctor ordered." - 24-7 listings magazine covering South West England
“A brilliant collection of incredibly cheeky, cleverly worded largely self-penned ditties...it's the quality of [Mama's] semi-autobiographical song-writing that really cuts the mustard.” - The Plymouth Herald, local daily paper
“Unique, original, authentic, funny and - well - different!” - London party host after booking a Mama Tokus solo show.
“Dr John in a three-way with Shirley Bassey and Eartha Kitt” - People’s Republic Of South Devon county-wide news website
We ask you in all honesty - after reading reviews like this, can you afford to miss this lady..??
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