Suga Mama was an American all-female live performance band formed by Beyoncé Knowles in 2006.
[1][2] Named after Knowles' song from her 2006 album B'Day, and ranging from nine to twelve members at various times, the band contained percussionists, guitarists, saxophonists, keyboardists, and The Mamas: a trio of background vocalists.
Prior to the release of sophomore studio album B'Day in 2006, Beyoncé's creative director Kim Burse announced a nationwide audition for female musicians.
[5] Knowles stated that her goal was to get together a group of "fierce, talented, hungry, beautiful" women and form an all-female band.
'"[6] She further described the process of choosing the contestants during an interview, saying: "I had worldwide auditions; people flew in from Atlanta, Houston, Israel, all over the world.