The Mummers are a band based in the English seaside town of Brighton, centred around London-born singer/songwriter Raissa Khan-Panni and composer Mark Horwood before the latter's suicide in September 2009.They take their name 'Mummers' from the medieval performing troupes who would go from door-to-door wearing masks and costumes, staging plays in rhyme and song and mime.
Khan-Panni, once better known as Raissa, is a singer whose origins include English, Chinese, Indian, and Mexican. Read more on Last.fm