Tamino Brings His Otherworldly 3-Octave Range To Npr’s Tiny Desk With Help From Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood

North American Tour Kicks Off Sept. 11 At Brooklyn’s National Sawdust

“One of the most remarkable and memorable voices to ever grace the Tiny Desk”

– Bob Boilen, NPR

WATCH TAMINO'S NPR TINY DESK CONCERT HERE

Today, NPR has released the Tiny Desk Concert for Tamino, the 22-year-old Egyptian/Lebanese/Belgian singer who NPR’s Bob Boilen has called “remarkable” with a “voice that at times soars like Jeff Buckley’s but also has a stunning lower range” reminiscent of Leonard Cohen.

The captivating performance features Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass and showcases Tamino’s otherworldly three-octave vocal range as he performs selections from his critically praised debut album ‘Amir.' Watch Tamino’s NPR Tiny Desk concert here: https://n.pr/2YmoYf8

The Tiny Desk Concert arrives ahead of Tamino’s fall North American tour, with stops at intimate venues across the US and Canada including Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, Moroccan Lounge in LA, and more. Full tour routing below.

Though he grew up in Antwerp, Belgium, Tamino is deeply connected to his Egyptian and Lebanese heritage - his grandfather was legendary Egyptian singer/actor Muharram Fouad, dubbed ‘The Sound of The Nile’ - and his music combines the traditions of his ancestors with more contemporary influences like Buckley, Nick Cave and Radiohead. Tamino's debut album Amir is out now and features a number of special guests, including Greenwood and Nagham Zikrayat, a Brussels-based orchestra comprised of Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

‘Amir’ has already drawn raves from NPR, BBC, The Line of Best Fit and Vogue Hommes International, who recently featured Tamino in a ten-page spread. For more on Tamino’s story, listen to his interview with NPR All Things Considered: https://n.pr/2Yh2zDU

MORE PRAISE FOR TAMINO

“How is this humanly possible? I can’t think of another singer with a voice as remarkable” – Stephen Thompson, NPR’s All Songs Considered

“One of the finest debut albums of recent times […] a singer/songwriter who seems destined to become one of the finest voices of his generation.” – Under The Radar

BUY/STREAM ‘AMIR’

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TAMINO 2019 TOUR DATES

AUG 1 THU - Bürgerpark (appletree garden) - Diepholz, Germany

AUG 2 FRI - Appetree Garden Festival - Diepholz, Germany

AUG 10 SAT - SZIGET FESTIVAL - Budapest, Hungary

AUG 16 FRI - Green Man Festival - Crickhowell, United Kingdom

AUG 29 THU - Caprera Openluchttheater & Wandelpark - Bloemendaal, Netherlands

AUG 31 SAT - Into The Great Wide Open - Oost-vlieland, Netherlands

SEP 11 WED - National Sawdust - Brooklyn, NY, United States

SEP 12 THU - St Roche Experience - Québec, Canada

SEP 13 FRI - Théâtre Le Patriote - Sainte-agathe-des-monts, Canada