Davina and the Vagabonds

With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band draws from the last 100 years of American music and is converting audiences one show at a time.

So much more than just a blues act, DATV’s shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger, dark theatrical moments that evoke Kurt Weill and tender gospel passages. Davina’s voice and stage presence defy category in a different way. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and Betty Boop, but comparisons don’t suffice. Sowers is a true original.

“Davina is a one of a kind performer, who has a sassiness bearing some comparison to that of heart pumping blues Queens Ma Rainey and Ida Cox” Downbeat

Davina creates her own Americana Mishmash. A little Amy Winehouse - Worthy - Neo Soul here, and a little great American Songbook influenced song craft there” Rolling Stone Magazine