Zakiya Hooker

Bio:

Zakiya made her debut performance in 1991 with her dad, John Lee Hooker, at the Kaiser Center Theatre in Oakland, CA. Since that time Zakiya has gone on to perform on shows with the likes of Etta James, Charles Brown, John Hammond, Taj Mahal and many more. Zakiya has performed internationally in Paris, Amsterdam, London and Switzerland. Zakiya has performed at the world famous Filmore Auditorium, The San Francisco Blues Festival and The Monterey Jazz & Blues Festival. She has been on the cover of several well known trade magazines including Billboard Magazine. Zakiya’s voice can be heard on advertisements for Lexus and AIWA, also on the soundtrack of the movie Chalk, which recently won both the Camera d’Or at Cannes and Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in San Francisco. A strong and versatile vocalist, Zakiya has carved out a market for herself. The Jazzy Blues sound takes you in and out of songs like Hey Lady, Baby you Busted, New Orleans Rain and Protect me from the Blues. The songs are from her debut European CD “Another Generation of the Blues” and her second International release on Pointblank/Virgin, “Flavors of the Blues”. In 2003 Zakiya released a live CD in Buenos Aires, Argentina “Colors Of The Blues. She is now working on her fourth CD, which will also be recorded in South America.

Member Since:

December 31, 2007

Members:

I use different members but my current compliment includes Bass, Drums, Guitars (2) and Keys. Right now my musicians are Bobby Young, Marlon Green, Lloyd Gregory, London and Cliff Gamble.

Influences:

For grace, style and elegance, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne and Judy Garland. For the blueprint on how to entertain, Tina Turner, Annie Lennox, Cher and Bette Midler. For the art of elegant outrageous, Pattie Labelle. For the art of sheer harmonies, The Emotions. My favorite young group "TLC". All Power To The Women !!!!

Sounds Like:

Myself. Being unique is what God intended

Record Label:

Boogie With The Hook Records