TAMINO’S SOUL STIRRING ODE TO FREEDOM “YOU DON’T OWN ME”, FROM NEW LP, SAHAR, ARRIVES WITH VIDEO CHOREOGRAPHED BY OLIVIER-WINNING, BEYONCE COLLABORATOR SIDI LARBI CHERKAOUI
WATCH / SHARE “YOU DON’T OWN ME” HERE
BUY / STREAM “YOU DON’T OWN ME” HERE
SOPHOMORE ALBUM SAHAR DUE OUT VIA ARTS & CRAFTS SEPTEMBER 23
NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TOUR KICKING OFF SEPT 16 ALREADY SOLD OUT LONDON, PARIS, BRUSSELS, BERLIN, AMSTERDAM, NYC, MONTREAL AND TORONTO
ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE GLOBAL LIVESTREAM OCTOBER 20TH; TICKETS HERE
PRE-SAVE SAHAR HERE
“Hauntingly beautiful and sharp" - Esquire
“Taking multi-instrumentalism to a new level” “a magical elixir” “right at home on the indie-rock/post-punk sound spectrum” - KCRW on “Fascination”
"Impressive, introspective yet carefree, fun, and spontaneous" - Vman on “Fascination”
"His new songs simmer like a tagine perfumed with exotic spice" - WFUV
“Captivating vocal range goes from dusky velvet ruminations to achingly soaring longing” - Big Takeover
Today, Tamino shares “You Don’t Own Me” from Sahar, his sophomore album due out September 23 via Arts & Crafts. The song is inspired by “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl, a psychiatrist, philosopher and holocaust survivor who saw the search for meaning as central to the human condition. The song proclaims an existentialist commitment to freedom and offers a universal message of solace in the face of oppression.
Legendary Olivier-winning choreographer and Beyoncé collaborator Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui was commissioned to choreograph the coinciding video. The result is a magisterial interpretation of time and oppression, represented by ten dancers behaving as an anonymous horde of bodies looming over Tamino, in turn becoming an extension of the sand swarming the expanse.
Director Bastiaan Lochs says of the video, “Time, to me, is the most universal oppressing force. the passing of time weighs down on everyone everywhere always. Our lives tick away second by second and there is no escaping this. But showing clocks didn’t seem very appropriate. Sand has always been the closest relatable substance to time for me. Perhaps because of the hourglass. Sand falling and filling up a space feels like a physical representation of time beating down relentlessly. The idea of Tamino in a house slowly filling up with sand started forming. A place undefinable in time. Where each second might as well be an eternity.”
WATCH / SHARE “YOU DON’T OWN ME” HERE
BUY / STREAM “YOU DON’T OWN ME” HERE
MORE SAHAR
Born from Tamino’s Antwerp apartment and bolstered by collaborators including Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, producer/engineer PJ Maertens and drummer Ruben Vanhoutte, Sahar is a powerhouse sophomore effort that mixes Arabic folk and experimental indie rock with sweeping orchestral arrangements. On Sahar, Tamino rearticulates the Arabic oud, the instrument of his grandfather Muharram Fouad, one of Egypt’s most celebrated singers and actors, into more a ‘typical’ indie rock instrumentation. The way it pairs with his smoldering voice creates a sonic landscape which is lush, layered and haunting. Sahar is where the romanticism and tragedy of Jeff Buckley meets a cosmopolitan, universalist aesthetic sensibility – an effortless mingling of European, American and Middle Eastern influences.
Tamino is set to tour Europe and North America this fall and has already sold out in London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, NYC, Montreal and Toronto. To meet the demand, second nights have been added in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Paris, and Brussels.
WATCH / SHARE “FASCINATION” HERE
BUY / STREAM “FASCINATION” HERE
TAMINO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
9/16/22 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival
9/19/22 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
9/20/22 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda SOLD OUT
9/21/22 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern SOLD OUT
9/24/22 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall SOLD OUT
9/25/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
9/28/22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
9/29/22 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10/2/22 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10/3/22 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater
10/4/22 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater SOLD OUT
10/5/22 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
10/7/22 - 10/9/22 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/9/22 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
10/11/22 - Washington, DC - Black Cat|
10/12/22 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT
10/13/22 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *new date added
TAMINO EUROPEAN TOUR
8/19/22 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
11/21/22 - Paris, FR, - Le Trianon SOLD OUT
11/22/22 - Paris, FR, - Le Trianon SOLD OUT
11/24/22 - UK, London – Koko SOLD OUT
11/25/22 - UK, London – Koko *new date added
11/29/22 - Cologne, DE - Gloria Theatre SOLD OUT
11/30/22 - Berlin, DE - Metropol SOLD OUT
12/02/22 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso SOLD OUT
12/03/22 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso SOLD OUT
12/05/22 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal SOLD OUT
12/06/22 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal SOLD OUT
12/07/22 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal SOLD OUT
SAHAR TRACKLIST
1. The Longing
2. The Flame
3. You Don’t Own Me
4. Fascination
5. Sunflower
6. The First Disciple
7. Cinnamon
8. Only Our Love
9. A Drop of Blood
10. My Dearest Friend and Enemy