Thula Mama

Helen celebrates 21 years of Thula Mama

In 2023 Helen celebrated 21 years of running Thula Mama Totnes, the founding group of her mother & baby singing enterprise. You can find out more about Thula Mama and how to start a group by clicking here. The Totnes group is now run by Steph Bullock. If you would like to join the Totnes group contact Steph on 07813 358488.

Helen’s Totnes Group Thula Mamas
sing live at BBC Radio Devon in Plymouth

BBC Radio Devon were so impressed by the Thula Mama women singing at the Glorious Chorus Christmas Extravaganza that they were invited to sing live in the studio. You can hear the MP3 of them chatting & singing at www.thulamama.co.uk

Helen’s dream when she discovered the joy of singing in her late 30’s was to bring it to her mother friends as soon as her youngest was at playgroup. Thus was born Thula Mama – a  weekly group of mums and babies who meet and sing together. Thula Mama group leaders teach a wide variety of songs in harmony from lullabies   to gospel. Thula Mama itself is a beautiful South African lullaby.

The music was featured on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans show in 2008 and since then Thula Mama has sold thousands of its much loved music CDs. This led to mothers all over the country contacting Helen to have a Thula Mama group in their town and so she set up a franchise wing.

Thula Mama groups are now spreading around the country, from London to North Yorkshire. For all information about Thula Mama, to buy the music (CDs and downloads) and to start a group in your town, visit www.thulamama.co.uk.

‘Thula Mama was the highlight of my week when Izzie was a baby.
It’s almost worth getting pregnant again to go back!’
Cathy

‘Thula Mama is the only music that will put Finlay to sleep – it’s magic!
And I never travel in the car without it!’
Susie

Beautiful video of the mums singing with their babies – all you need to prove that singing works!

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Thula Mama meets at Dartington Gardens this summer.
Thula Mama meet-up outside in the summertime.
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Helen teaching a song at the Thula Mama 10th anniversary party in Totnes, November 2012.
Helen teaching a song at the Thula Mama 10th anniversary party in Totnes, November 2012.