Crowdfunding since 2010

With your support I'd like to realize my second solo album

Hello and welcome! I'm Tokunbo, singer and songwriter. You may know me from TokTokTok. Or from my solo debut 'Queendom Come' which I released three years ago. With your support I would like to realise my second solo album 'The Swan'. I have written new songs and I can't wait to share them with you!
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Funding period
11/10/17 - 1/7/18
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Minimum amount (Start level): 8,000 €

My first funding goal will enable me to cover a few of the upcoming larger costs: mix & mastering, photo shoot, artwork &copyright license.

City
Hannover
Category
Music
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16.02.2018

Happy Release Day!!! 'The Swan' is out today!

Tokunbo Akinro
Tokunbo Akinro2 min Lesezeit

GERMAN VERSION BELOW!

My new album 'The Swan' is out today!

What a wonderful journey it's been! From the first vision for the album to the production with my lovely band up to the final preparations for this day.

Thank you for joining me and supporting me!

And already you have sent me so many lovely messages, thank you! By now hopefully all packages will have arrived!

Below you find tour dates as well as radio & tv features.

So enjoy and share with your friends!

Hope to see you soon on tour!
May 'The Swan' fly.
Yours excitedly,
Tokunbo

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Ab heute ist mein neues Album 'The Swan' im Handel!

Was für eine wundervolle Reise. Von der ersten Vision für das Album über die Produktion mit meiner großartigen Band bis hin zu den Vorbereitungen für den heutigen Tag.

Danke für Eure Unterstützung und Begleitung auf diesem Weg.

Hoffentlich sind nun alle Päckchen angekommen, viele von Euch haben mir ja schon so schöne Nachrichten geschrieben, vielen lieben Dank!

Unten Radio&TV Termine sowie Tourdates.

Ich freue mich, Euch bei einem unserer Konzerte zu sehen.

Herzlichste Grüße, möge der Schwan fliegen,
Tokunbo

ON AIR:
16|02|18 H1 TV (20:30) Stream
17|02|18 Deutschlandfunk Corso Gespräch (15:00) Stream
18|02|18 NDR 90,3 Hamburg Sounds (21:00) Stream
19|02|18 Radio Leinehertz (21:00) Stream

PRESSE:
The Swan überzegt mit toll komponierten und ebenso eingespielten Songs, in denen sich kammermusikalische Teile mit Breitwandparts abwechseln. Audiophile CD des Monats. (Audio 2/2018)

Auf dem noch besseren hinreißenden Zweitwerk begeistert die deutsch-nigerianische Sängerin mit einem lyrischen, atmosphärisch dichten Personalstil zwischen Acoustic Soul und Folk Noir. (Stereo 2/2018)

ON TOUR
16|03|18 Münster, Münster Music Days
13|04|18 Berlin, A-Trane
14|04|18 Berlin, A-Trane
03|05|18 Bremen, Radio Bremen Radiosessions
04|05|18 Hannover, Pavillon
11|05|18 Karlsruhe, Tempel
12|05|18 Freiburg, Jazzhaus
19|05|18 Stuttgart, Bix Jazzclub
31|10|18 Regensburg, Jazz Club

CREDITS
TOKUNBO - vocals
Ulrich Rode - guitars, keyboards, additional vocals
Christian Flohr - double bass, electric bass, u bass
Matthias 'Maze' Meusel - drums, percussion & toy piano
Anne de Wolff - strings, trombone, accordion, vibraphone, additional vocals
Marc Ebermann - mix & mastering
David Ebermann - assisting engineering

Photography Anne de Wolff
Artwork mawidesign

THANKS TO
my band Ulrich Rode, Christian Flohr, Matthias 'Maze' Meusel, Anne de Wolff, Marc Ebermann, David Ebermann, Anne de Wolff photography, Mele Krieg Hair & Make up, Mareike Windisch mawidesign artwork, my promoters Karin Blenskens & Tobi Kirsch, the team at recordJET & Soulfood as well as Socadisc France, Initiative Musik, Faridah Shatanawi & Startnext

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