Mama Tokus & The Sons Of Bitches - On The Ragtime (2011)





_{Time: 46:25
Label: Tokus
Styles: R&B-blues-rock
Year: 2011}

Tracks:

[3:21] 1. That Was It
[2:35] 2. Trouble With A Lowercase T
[3:50] 3. Too Much Butt
[1:47] 4. If It Don't Fit
[7:12] 5. Wifebeater
[4:38] 6. Silver Fox Fixation
[5:15] 7. (Too Busy To) Reproduce
[5:23] 8. Packing For The Promised Land
[4:16] 9. I Just Want Some Anarchy
[3:17] 10. 500 Nights
[4:46] 11. Yes We Can Can

Mama Tokus/vocals, songwriting, percussion, samples;
Clare Pettinger/backing vocals;
Tom Wildy/saxophones and harmonicas;
Kate Blackwell/backing vocals;
Anna Batson/flute.
Guest bitches are: Vince Lee/guitars, lapsteel and bass; Sebastian Boleslawski/drums; Paul Harris/organ, piano and clavinet; Ian Pettit/horns and horns scoring; Andy Williamson/saxophones; Dave Quinn/bass; Pete Nicholls/drums; Amanda Bluglass/viola; Cathy McCabe/violin; Becca Langsford/backing vocals; Andy Blackwell/backing vocals; Nick Kitto/backing vocals; Peter Griffith/backing vocals; DJ XL/scratchin'; Lacey/beatboxin'.

Expect cheeky rhythm’n’blues, new-gospel, saucy swing, fruity funk and rude blues from the ladies’ perspective from this electrifying debut. Original songs penned by Mama Tokus tackle eye-rolling subject matter including: love for older men, a celebration of bigger butts, wifebeating and on the plus-points of choosing a child-free lifestyle.

Ingenious covers are dotted throughout, including a blues mash-up of a Sex Pistols number, a reheating of 1937’s If It Don’t Fit Don’t Force It, plus a beatbox-boosted version of the Pointer Sisters’ classic Yes We Can Can. Mama’s memorable songs are presented with great vocals and musicianship from an ensemble cast of superlative musicians.

Mama Tokus is entertaining, edifying funky and funny, writing/playing original tunes and sly interpretations. She writes and sings gospel, soulful blues and R&B tunes (old, proper Ray Charles-style R&B, that is), nu-music-hall ditties and humorous (but always groovy) tunes – 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).
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