TolumiDE

About the Artist

Award winning Artist TolumiDE (tolumidemusic.com) takes audiences away to a tropical oasis filled with sweet inspirational soulful vocals, warm bilingual lyrics, contemporary African rhythms with danceable grooves. Her accolades include Best R&B Female Artist at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards and latest single this year 'Throwback' peaked at #3 on the Global Top Independent airplay chart. The risting singer-songwriter, born in Toronto, raised in Lagos and now in Maryland - Washington, D.C. region cites music influences as Sade, Brandy, Mary Mary, Onyeka Owenu; and her ‘Suya Soul’ music promises to invigorate audiences with groovy soul afropop gospel and reggae jazz sounds filled with 'Feel Good' vibes. Performance repertoire includes opening for Grammy award winning duo Les Nubians at the Howard Theatre, Such at City Winery, opening for Salif Keita, singing with Toby Foyeh and Africa Orchestra at the Toronto Jazz Festival and performing at Artscape, H Street festival, Art All Night DC, Cherry Blossom Festival, FestAfrica, MusikFest, 202 Creates and Visual Collaborative. In addition, she has had the opportunity to headline shows at the Legendary Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Early beginnings of her music career began after TolumiDE moved to back to Canada from Nigeria. After completing secondary school studies at the age of 18, she became immersed in all forms of the creativity while studying Visual Art - Graphic Design in Fine Art Bachelor at York University and singing with an all-female dancehall reggae band “Women Ah Run Tings” for six years. Shortly after moving to the United States to pursue a career in graphic design, TolumiDE performances began to bubble at open mics, festivals and weddings. She quickly garnered a following for her eclectic stage presence and intimate songwriting ingenuity noted to compliment her urban soul style with a fusion of her Yorùbá heritage while exploring themes of life, love, laughter, inspiration and native languages. Basking on press praises for her albums ‘My Love’ and ‘Specialty’; TolumiDE’s acoustic ep ‘Mama Sunshine’ sheds light unto brighter days when obstacles come our way and explores themes of love, self-assurance, overcoming challenges and nostalgic memories. In spite of the success, she has experienced in her music career, TolumiDE is most inspired by her upbringing, cultural heritage and the loved ones who have supported her along the way. Through the golden moments reflected in her lyrics, she wishes to “bring back those days…”, she longs for her listeners to experience this feeling as expressed in her most recent release “Throwback”. Dedicated to music community enhancement and youth development, TolumiDE serves the Recording Academy as a voting Grammy member and a board member of non-profit Afropolitan Youth. She is ever ready to grace all occasions with riveting vocals, great personality, vibrant culture and engaging audience interaction. She hopes to invigorate soul music with a fresh ethnic sound that enlightens listeners about contemporary African culture and brings sentimental grooves to old and youthful audiences.