Composer/Musician Tamar-kali: “A Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed”
Tamar-kali is a Brooklyn born and bred artist and second-generation musician with roots in the coastal Sea Islands of South Carolina. In 2017 she made her debut as a film composer, scoring Dee Rees Oscar-nominated MUDBOUND which garnered her the World Soundtrack Academy’s Discovery of the Year Award. In this episode, Fanshen talks to Tamar-kali about her musical influences, the challenges of being an independent artist and how she learned to advocate for herself.
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