Mara Okonkwo, Vocals & Rhythm Guitar based in Atlanta, GA
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Mara Okonkwo

Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
📍 Atlanta, GA • Warm alto, tasteful comping, 8 years of stages.
Here to…
Looking to join a band
Neo-soulR&BJazz-adjacent
🛡 Contact happens in-app — that keeps everyone's number private.

Listen

originals

Amber Hours
3:42
Original · 2024 single
Slow Río
4:15
Original · unreleased
Paper Saints
3:08
Original · demo

covers

Cranes in the Sky
3:55
Solange · voice + guitar
Tadow
4:30
Masego · live loop

live

Amber Hours — Live at The Earl
4:20
Full band · Feb 2025
Set closer — Blue Note ATL
6:12
Trio · Dec 2024

Skills

Instruments & abilities

Lead vocalsalto, some belt
Pro
Rhythm guitarelectric + acoustic
Advanced
Songwritingtopline + lyrics
Advanced
Pianofunctional
Intermediate

The facts

Experience8 years live
Reads chartsYes — Nashville #s
Travel radius150 mi / will fly
Own PA / IEMsYes

What Mara is looking for

Ready to commit to a working band playing 2–4 shows a month. Reliable, own transport, chart-literate. Not looking for open jams — looking for a project with a plan.

About

I grew up singing in church and spent my twenties fronting wedding and function bands across the Southeast — a fancy way of saying I can read a room, hit my marks, and never miss a downbeat.

These days I write my own material (D’Angelo warmth meets Emily King craft) and I’m hunting for a band that treats originals and covers with equal respect.

Gear

Fender TelecasterShure SM7BSennheiser IEMsStrymon Iridium

More about Mara

Where to find me

Follow & listen — public links only

SpotifyInstagramYouTubeBandcamp

Come see me perform

Upcoming shows & gigs

Jun
14
The Earl
Atlanta, GA · w/ full band
Jun
28
Blue Note ATL
Atlanta, GA · trio set
Jul
12
Terminal West
Atlanta, GA · opener

Discography

Releases & recordings

Amber Hours album art
Amber Hours
2024 · Single
Kitchen Sessions album art
Kitchen Sessions
2023 · EP
First Light album art
First Light
2022 · EP
Paper Saints album art
Paper Saints
2025 · Single

Watch me live

Performance video

Live at The Earl — 'Amber Hours'
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Live at The Earl — 'Amber Hours'

Sounds like

Influences & touchstones

Emily KingD’AngeloCleo SolLianne La HavasHiatus Kaiyote

Rates

What I charge

Live show (band)from $350
Session vocals (remote)$120/song
Co-writingproject rate

References

What people say

“Showed up knowing every chart cold. The crowd fell in love.”

— Deric M., bandleader — The Nightowls

“One take on the hook. Total pro.”

— Studio session, Nov 2024

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