Search - Zakiya Hooker :: Keeping It Real

Zakiya Hooker is quite familiar with the blues. You could even say she had a front-row seat to view the best the genre had to offer, right in her own living room. Her dad was the renowned blues giant John Lee Hooker. The youngest Hooker, Zakiya has gone on to perform with the likes of Etta James, Charles Brown, John Hammond, Taj Mahal and many others. Zakiya has performed internationally in Paris, Amsterdam, London and Switzerland. She has performed at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium, The San Francisco Blues Festival and The Monterey Jazz & Blues Festival. The Blues transcend the family hierarchy and given the honor of the name, Zakiya holds the Blues torch lit with a duet with her father John Lee on Rock These Blues Away. A strong and versatile vocalist, Zakiya has carved out a market for herself.