Tamino on the delights of contemplative works

The New Exchange with Ken Grand-Pierre

In a lot of ways, today’s guest is an anomaly in the music world. During a time when social media dominates the lives of many, causing attention spans to grow shorter each year….this artist dares to ask: what if you spend some time with my art? Tamino is a Belgian-Egyptian singer-songwriter who’s achieved astronomical success by making contemplative pop songs. A soft-spoken soul, Tamino’s music is intimate yet cinematic, elusive and yet personal. His debut album Amir brought him all over the world and was so beloved by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood that he asked to be a member of Tamino’s live band (seriously).

But what happens after you achieve success like that? How do you expand both your mind and your heart after your life dramatically changes? Those questions rest at the center of this episode, along with the work that went into Tamino’s exceptional second album, Sahar (which is out now).