TUUP
Born to Guyanan parents and raised in Acton, West London, Godfrey Duncan aka TUUP (pronounced ‘Toop’) began his career as a performance poet. After publishing work with a group of fellow Afro Caribbean artists, he became a professional storyteller in 1981, when he joined Ben Haggarty and Daisy Keable to form the ‘West London Storytelling Unit’. This became the internationally acclaimed ‘Crick Crack Club’, of which Tuup is still a member.
He is truly an elder of the storytelling revival in Britain. His style of total improvisation, fabulous capacity for mimicry and ear for a wild story is outstanding. He has travelled the world extensively, telling stories all over Europe and many parts of Africa. He has performed in several Asian countries and North and South America in his role as a creative lyricist, poet, percussionist and vocalist with the highly influential dance music collective, ‘Trans global Underground’.
Tuup has worked in many of the UK’s most prestigious galleries and museums including the Tate, British Museum, London Museum, Docklands Museum and October Gallery, to name a few.
He was a researcher and storyteller on a television series called ‘Eureka’ for Chanel 4, where he shared alternative views of the world around us. He has also worked with the Open University, exploring the role of storytelling for the Folklore and Language department.
Enjoy his wicked sense of humour and the glint of his gold tooth.
For more information or to contact Tuup, email gdtuup@yahoo.co.uk or call 07890 098 002