African Soul Singer Songwriter Performing Artist
Listen to the acoutic expressive and touching description of what it means to be loved. A feeling that is relatable across all walks of life. TolumiDE added about the project: “I hope the song “Your Arms” makes you reflect on the warm and fuzzing feeling you get when you’re embraced in the arms of a loved one. Available on Bandcamp, SoundCloud and Spotify.It is the first single from her highly anticipated Mama Sunshine EP acoustic album.
TolumiDE interview and performance feature with Emma Blackwell and Josh Patani on African Beat hosted by David Buakei Vandy at Voice of America
International artist TolumiDE discusses passion for music, new single By Treasure Smith | October 27, 2017 | https://rollingout.com/2017/10/27/international-artist-tolumide-discusses-passion-music-new-single/
International singer-songwriter TolumiDE is back on the music scene with a new single “Your Arms,” from her highly anticipated EP, Mama Sunshine. TolumiDE shared her music as well as a piece of her heart during a recent interview with rolling out.
Where are you originally from? Where do you reside now?
I’m a Nigerian-Canadian currently residing in Washington, D.C. I was born in Toronto, then my Nigerian parents took me back home to Lagos for my primary and secondary school. I came back to Toronto to study Fine Arts at York University and moved to the States after graduation when I was offered a full-time job as a graphic designer for WBFF, a Fox-affiliated television station in Baltimore.
The inspiration for me deciding to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter came from my passion for music. I sang, danced and performed a lot as a kid in my high school and at church and then while I was at York University in Canada, I sang and toured with an all-female reggae band; an opportunity that literally just fell into my lap from a friend at my job suggesting I audition for my boss’s sister who had a band. After my undergrad studies and a few years of working full-time as a graphic designer, I naturally came back to the music and developed my songwriting skills so I could sing songs of that I could relate to.
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TolumiDE featured guest for Music Monday Jazz at The Pink Cow Restaurant Art Bar & Funky Space 六本木5-5-1 ロアビルB1F, Minato-ku, Japan 106-0032
TolumiDE LIVE performance at #WEXDC Washington, DC convention center
Latest single release “Colours of Life’ is also available now on iTunes, CDbaby, GooglePlay, Spotify, Amazon This song, also featured on “My Love’ album, is a lively version with lyrics written by TolumiDE . Performance includes Vocals by TolumiDE, Keys by Terry Poindexter, Guitar & Bass by Jerel Allen, Drums by Charlse Tucker III, Violin by Marcia McIntrye and Production Mix by Terry Poindexter.
