AGENT: Alexandra McLean-Williams

McLean-Williams Limited
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Radio & TV

Jumoke’s latest documentary for BBC Radio 4 - ‘Black African and British’, will be broadcast in January 2024. Jumoké presents J to Z on BBC Radio 3; The Jumoke Fashola Friday Afternoon Show on BBC Radio London; Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola, BBC Radio London’s Sunday Breakfast magazine programme.

Other radio credits include The Ronnie Scott's Radio Show - Jazz FM, Late Show (BBC London 94.9fm); You and Yours (Radio 4); Pause for Thought (Radio 2); Everywoman (BBC World Service), Good Morning Sunday (Radio 2). Her TV credits include the Holiday Programme (BBC1), Summer Holiday (BBC1) Summer Praise (BBC1).

She played the role of Funmi Layode in Bolu Babalola’s Big Age, a pilot comedy for Channel 4. She is the voice of Mama Tembo in the animated Children TV series - Mimi’s World on Channel 5. She appeared in the SKY Kid’s TV drama Ama’s World

Jumoké played the role of OYIN in the international 2022 ITV/Amazon TV series ‘Riches’.

Music & theatre & Film

Jumoké played the dual roles of Professor Shirley and Fola in the Young Vic in the UK premiere of Kwame Kwei-Armah's blistering satirical drama Beneatha’s Place

Jumoké has sung most musical forms, from Handel to Bach, Gershwin to Gospel, Bernstein to Paco Pena, at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall and the London Arena. Her solo repertoire comprises an edgy blend of jazz, R&B and soul, eloquently expressed and dynamically delivered. Time Out Magazine describes her as a “Head-spinningly versatile singer".  Her debut album, ‘The Condition of Being A Woman’, was released in Feb 2014. She is the creator and host of the monthly Jazz Verse Jukebox (held for 7 years at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club) followed by a 3-year residency at Hoxton Hall, London. 

As an actor, Jumoké appeared in dual roles as Yetunde/Mosun in the Bush Theatre production of Temi Wilkey’s The High Table (2020). She played the role of Ruth in Zawe Ashton’s For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad (Hackney Showroom, 2019). She was Iya Segi in the much acclaimed Arcola Theatre production of Lola Shoneyin's The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives.

Full Bio available on request.