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— Tamino for Style Magazine Italia, June 2023 (x) (x)
Tamino returns to play in Italy: “The warmer the countries are, the warmer the audience"
The singer will perform at the Rocca Malatestiana in Cesena on July 4th and at the Spazio 211 in Turin on July 5th. "In Italy I always like to play," he says. But "in reality it scares me to meet too many people.” A true hero of introverts.
By Pier Andrea Canei June 15, 2023
The soundcheck is over, Alcatraz sold out, a thousand Milanese waiting to see the star of the evening: the Belgian-Egyptian singer Tamino. He relaxes behind the scenes, drinks green (tea) and wears black (Armani): like a 26-year-old prince of darkness. He has gentle manners, and a voice that vibrates on a broad spectrum. From the dark depths (the school is the one that goes from Leonard Cohen and Jacques Brel to Jeff Buckley and the alt-rock genre called “shoegaze”: emo tones, monochord guitars) to an angelic falsetto.
Soon, Tamino will go out there on stage and, without doing ballets or stepping on flowers, almost motionless except for when he holds his oud (a lute of the Arab tradition), he will attract attention. He is hieratic, with the charisma of a crusader of introverts, quiet people, and young romantic heroes; what allowed him to create a following that goes from [sic], (Colin Redwood [sic], former bassist of Radiohead, left Thom Yorke's group to follow him through studios and tours) up to the Arab world, from which it takes up sounds and instruments.
Tamino: Style's interview
Amir, the title of your first album and your middle name, means "prince" in Arabic. Were you raised as a little prince?
Well, I don't think so. Princes lead a very controlled life, lots of rules, discipline. I had a free childhood.
For the idea of calling you Tamino, like the young prince in Mozart's Magic Flute, we should thank your mother, Eva (de Pauw, anthropologist, hobby musician, passionate about cultures). What was it like growing up in Belgium?
Inspiring in many ways: lots of good art, music, art movements. From the Surrealism of René Magritte, to the music of Tom Barman's dEUS, a band that has opened many doors to the alternative scene. Then there are the negative sides in the social culture: in Belgium we tend not to value the potential of others... We are made like this, we like to see ourselves laying low, leveling ourselves up.
You realized this as soon as you finished compulsory school and left to study music in Holland.
It was an enlightening and difficult experience. From cool Antwerp designers to Amsterdam street style. Two hours by train and you land in another world. I wanted to shake off the provincial part of Belgium.
Habibi: I needed love
And your first hit song was born right in Amsterdam, in 2017: Habibi ... an Arabic and universal word of love.
You can say it to your loved one, to good friends, but also to a waiter: “Come here habibi, bring me a coffee”... Well, during the first days in Amsterdam I was depressed, very lonely, it was difficult to find human ties. I was looking for warmth, love: that piece came from there.
Of that vagueness that generates universality...
I think back to a title from the Talking Heads: Stop making sense. When you write lyrics for a song, you don't have to chase a precise meaning. Better ask yourself if your words convey the right feelings.
Typically Tamino: the yearning, the nostalgia. Songs like Indigo night: nocturnal, brooding, even melancholy. You recognise yourself in it?
I certainly tend to ruminate on things a lot. Too much...
An app to free yourself from the ego
And how do you free yourself from it?
Meditation helps. I also use a specific app, Waking Up: Beyond Meditation. Ten minutes a day is enough. It helps me to free myself from the ego, to feel myself a witness of thought, of consciousness. Simply necessary. More than diet or physical training.
Sahar, the title of the second and most recent album, means "at the crack of dawn."
For me it is already part of the past: the last words I sing are “before I step into darker days”...
That is: “Prima d'inoltrarmi in giorni più oscuri.”
I mean: before facing new torments, new struggles. What helps you grow is discomfort. That's the challenge. Never be afraid to step into the unknown.
Out of the comfort zone...
I like spending some time in New York. I stay out of my own comfort zone, it's not comfortable for me. And doing so inspires me.
Lone sailor
In the video for Sunflower, a duet with the singer Angèle, you have the air of a romantic hero. Do you want to act?
In that video I enjoyed interpreting, even without lines, this figure of the lonely sailor. This was an idea from the director. I've only done a little theater and at most a few sailing trips with friends.
Would you be a testimonial for a perfume?
Well, yes, under the right conditions... For example, a prestigious operation like the Bleu de Chanel campaign with Gaspard Ulliel, with that spot directed by Martin Scorsese.
A spot that stylises the clichés of a rock star life: glamorous places, flashes, meetings with crazy people...
In reality it scares me to meet too many people. I'm a very lonely guy. Even though I’m finding it easier and easier for me to make connections lately, I steer clear of glam dinners or events.
Then you spends the whole summer on the road
I have fun at festivals. My favourite is Into the Great Wide Open, on the island of Vlieland, Holland: 10,000 people, zero cars, music, love and kindness.
Your summer also includes two Italian stages.
I always like to play in Italy. The warmer the countries, the warmer the audience.
I live in Türkiye
Who knows in the Middle East, or in Africa.
We do the biggest lives in Turkey: crazy crowds. And Egypt is like coming home: you feel that for the people it is more than just a concert.
Your surname is famous in Egypt. Your grandfather Muharram Fouad was a musical star, your father started out as a performer.
It's like an Egyptian dynasty of music. A fun fact about me being a huge Lord of the Rings fan is that I've always felt like Aragorn, the legitimate heir to the Elven throne, who travels incognito. Nobody ever knows who he is. I felt like this growing up in Belgium. It was never talked about, nor was there much money, and that side of the family has only emerged now that I'm better known.
Who among the main names would you bring next to you at the festival of your dreams?
I don't even know if I would put myself among the top names... I'd like Anouar Brahem, Tunisian, master of the oud. And then something electronic, maybe the Aphex Twins. And I dream of working with Massive Attack.
Many festivals. But never a festive song?
I should write one first. But generally gloomy, tenebrous things come out to me.
Let's say you sing one happy song and save the world; which one do you choose?
I don't know if a happy song could save the world. Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side?
The height of happiness.A matter of feeling: a song can be sad in itself, but make you feel good. A glimmer of hope, an air of comfort. It can wrap you in emotions. Maybe you're sad, and that's okay: because you feel alive. A song full of life: well, for me it will always be a good song.
#tamino#tamino amir#style magazine italia#article#interview#italian#2023#with photoshoot#english translated text#huge thanks to gipgio sending me the article and editing the english translation!! :D#i'm very glad that they posted the interview text online for free#but if anyone has the magazine itself and could kindly send me photos/scans of his article so we can see the photos and layout i would be#extremely grateful!!
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Drawing Venusaur with every Pokemon pt. Venusaur!
#take this time to tell someone that you appreciate them...#I'll go first: You all have been so kind to me. Your words of excitement and encouragement have truly lifted me from a dark place. For that#I am extremely grateful#thank you 🌺#venusaur#bulbasaur#ivysaur#fanart#pokemon#artists on tumblr#digital painting#digital art#art challenge
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On a scale from completely cutting them out of your life and moving to the other end of the galaxy (Julian) to subconsciously metamorphosing into a murderous goo creature and attacking them on sight (Odo), how well do you deal with your garbage-tier parental figure?
#someone send help#the bois are Suffering#the worst part about BOTH of these parental figures is their so sure they did *such* a good job#shouldn’t their kids be so grateful??#and their feature episodes are All About their kids having to go to WILD lengths to get them to listen#French trek#Star Trek#Odo#Julian Bashir#I’m putting Julian on the small side of the scale because he has yet to actively attempt to stab his parents#poor Odo’s grievances got aired due to Evil Gas and therefore were much more extreme#ds9#is there anything more awful than a parent excited to see you when you are just *filled* with dread at the sight of them
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=> Pearl & Co: Gear up
You decide to scrape all the valuable rocks and minerals off this cave first. Added to your spoils from before it should be enough to properly equip you for the Nether.
Grian: Any word from Skizz yet?
Gem: He's saying he'll run right on back.
Gem: oh wait
Gem: Now he's saying Mumbo is against it.
Grian: Unbelievable. It's been less than ten minutes and the man's already whipped.
Scar: That means they won't need their death chest stashes, right?
Pearl: Scar, really? You would stoop down to grave robbing, sir?
Scar: No, no, of course not!
Scar: Just grave-borrowing.
Gem: I'd say we're ready as can be!
Pearl: I mean- we could maybe get some diamonds and-
Scar: Woooooo, let's go!!
Pearl: ...
Pearl: Wait!!
Pearl: if
Pearl: if this happens to go wrong and my soulmate is... not happy about it
Pearl: Would it be ok if we stayed together?
Pearl: You know, as a team?
Gem: Of course, Pearl! Why wouldn't we!
Gem: We started this together and we're sticking together no matter what!
Grian: You know, maybe you could stay up here?
Grian: We could use someone to dig us diamonds to enchant.
Gem: Exactly! And even if you don't find any, we'll let you get in on the enchanting. Right, Grian?
Grian: Weeeell
Gem: Right, Grian?
Grian: Alright, alright.
Gem: And Scar?
...
Gem: ...Scar?
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i hope i've managed to make it clearer this time that the "armor visible" condition is applicable only when it's on the screen. i just don't want to cover 80% of the design with armor most of the time. Please assume that everyone is wearing whatever armor they've been seen in last
same goes for weapons and shields - it leaves both hands busy if i draw them all the time, so let's just pretend they stash both in their inventory when not directly in combat.
on an unrelated note - i'm going to be busy with work and family matters the next two weeks, so the frequency of updates might fall significantly. i hope for your patience U-U
also-also: the archive up to the current POV is now on AO3 - LINK!
#quadruple life#life smp fan session#pearlescentmoon#geminitay#goodtimeswithscar#grian#many people have provided ideas for this and future updates#and i'm extremely grateful to all#especially onetruemab on discord
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my butch4butch & t4t illustration for the upcoming issue of @belovedzine 💌🏳️🌈
p.s. : i made a ton of color variations theyre under the cut
p.p.s. : lyrics from nothing by petite league:’)
p.p.p.s. : now on imprnt!
#extremely grateful to be a part of such a lovely project#beloved zine#t4t art#lesbian#lesbian art#t4t lesbians#butch4butch#trans art#transmasc lesbian#petite league#butches#t4t#my art
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#my baby my love my everything i hope u have a day as wonderful and sweet and lovely as u are#stray kids#bang chan#bang chan gifs#stray kids gifs#skz#skz gifs#my gifs#cbbc2023#ah. not to get sappy in the tags since im already using all my characters to get sappy in his bubble but. hm. he's very very very important#to me. kind of like. extremely special.#just. im so bad with words but idk if id be here without him and if i was id be deeply deeply unhappy? so im always gonna be grateful to hi#and his music and his company and his care#he's just so kind and sweet and deeply deeply caring and i know birthdays aren't special to him but i hope he gets to eat good food today#and spend time with people he loves & who love him in return and just has heaps of fun. today and every day i just hope he's happy#if he's half as happy as he makes me on the daily then i never have to wish for anything else#um. anw. silly little post for his day that did not warrant all that gut spilling. happy birthday my guy of all time. i love you
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magic man
#dnd character#dnd oc#dnd art#drow#original character#dandelion treehollow#dungeons and dragons#warlock#charlatan#yall have been soooooo nice about dande and my art lately and i am extremely grateful#really really really#thank you for the nice comments and tags and asks they have been keeping me afloat#unfortunately it's dande's specialty in charm magic that is twisting your thoughts but hey#dande overdose lately#but he's fun to draw. it's the hair.
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✷ purest thoughts ✷
if this resonates with you, feel free to support this lil creacher living paycheck to paycheck! ► my ko-fi page ☕️
#illustration#aesthetic#plants#magic#esoteric#ecosystem#blue#pink#morning glory#stars#forget me not#flowers#magical#mental health#hey!! its been awhile. i hope you've been well <3#art ph#portfolio#art fart#prinsomnia#being an adult is hard. i miss the simpler days when i was younger when i was able to not worry so much abt my bills and surviving and just#keep drawing#i still have so much to figure out but i'll keep going#life has become kinder to me despite the hardships and i'm extremely grateful for that#so i'm sending you all the hugs and the support if u need it! i hope you enjoy this piece. :~)#thank you for viewing and supporting me!
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ssssome misc sdgo brainstorming doodles :] feeling out some dynamics and stuff through doodling and seeing what sticks.
im ,, really glad i got such positive reception on my post intially sharing my little au idea !!! egfhdiusdvbjhvbsd,,,, thank you all . so so so very much!!!! genuinely! everyone was so so kind!
i want moon and sun to express their nerves and anxiety about the grand opening in different ways ! and so far for moon in the brainstorm it seems to be shaping up to be a sort of awkward shyness! for sun im thinking its sort of nervous jitters, loudness, all around being EVERYWHERE and a bit of a control freak. and for yn, it makes them extremely abrasive and snippy! sometimes rude. being so stressed brings out the worst in them.
this is all still in the brainstorm stage also !!!! ehffjdhfn . dunno if i'll write anything about this, im not the best writer, but i will surely keep doodling. that's what im good at! thank you kindly !!!
#superstar daycare grand opening#salmon scribbles#my art#sundrop#moondrop#eclipse fnaf#sun fnaf#moon fnaf#sun x y/n#moon x y/n#dca fandom#dca community#ehfhdhghe im actually#really giddy about how my previous post was recieved#everyone was so nice??? people seemed to like it????#ehfehijfhuejufse#honestly i#dont have much to say right now but#just know i am !!! extremely grateful#yeah#ehfhdhfe#fnaf sun#fnaf moon#fnaf security breach
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before mirage of scales: I NEED YAKUYA EVENT
after mirage of scales: ah. um. i . i don't need yakuya event so much, anymo.re... hah..a...
#ahahahahah nah i still want yakuya event#don't get me wrong#i'm glad we get to have serious event with the 😨 truths comin out#so of course i am very grateful for this...very engaging event... that made me feel things...#BUT FOR TRUESIES THEY REALLY PLAYED ME#ohhhh i was so delusional.#thinking that kuya and yakumo together would be hilarious and full of comedy and silly and goofy powerplays#no. no they only let me have a little lick of it in desert island knockout#because they were NOT GOING TO BE EXPLORED IN-DEPTH#but ohhhhh hohohoho if these two get a whole event together? with details? guess we're gonna have to go HEAVY#you wanted a funtime with yokai senior bullying his freakishly tall junior who doesn't feel senior's true malice??#no. no you get bitter elder saying a big I TOLD YOU SO to the naive younglings full of hope and watery eyes#kuya's eyes drickin dry as sahara. sand. you can HEAR the particles scrape against each other#every time he blinks and squints with extreme disdain#i'm sorry for both of you#neither of you was having a good time on that island#kuya's fists were clenched on the arms of the chair he was posed upon#man's THIS close to incinerating the entire island#and yakumo's just. yakumo.#*sits there with my yakumo doll and kuya doll just staring at each other*#the profound sadness has returned...#mirage of scales#nu carnival kuya#nu carnival yakumo#nu carnival eiden
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as a somewhat bigger artblog now it's easier for me to get some reach but there's sooo many incredible artists whose posts get lost in the void bc not many people reblog stuff anymore. Liking a post doesn't do anything to get a post seen by more people !
support creators ! reblog a post 👍
#i am extremely grateful for every like and reblog i get#i love going on tumblr and reading everyone's lovely tags and they make me so so happy !!!#but the likes/reblog ratio has been getting worse and worse :(#reblogs
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XD Charlie in shirt sleeves and a Very Serious Frown, sitting behind Vaggie with hair brush in one hand and one of Vaggie's wings in the other, a truly alarming assortment of hair care protects and tools strewn around her as she tries figuring out how the whole 'angel wing maintenance' thing is suppose to work-
Vaggie, dying with laughter, trying and failing to catch her breath long enough to say You can put the brush down babe and also that REALLY tickles-
Charlie: "But then what am I supposed to USE?! You just got your wings back, I don't wanna mess them up! I wanna do this right!"
Vaggie: "Sweetie, it's f-PFFT- it's fine. You can just use your fingers."
Charlie: "..ohhhh...."
Charlie:
Charlie: "..... Um. So is preening ever. I mean when someone else does it, does it ever get kinda... y'know?"
Vaggie: "Bedroom-ish?"
Charlie: "I mean if it's sensitive enough to make you ticklish-"
Vaggie: "Yeah. Sometimes."
Charlie: "What uh, what kind of sometimes?"
Vaggie: "Like when it's you're girlfriend doing it, and she's blushing so hot you can feel the little thermal updrafts also tickling your feathers."
Charlie: "You can FEEL that!?"
Vaggie: "It's like you turned on the totally unnecessary hairdryer, babe."
Charlie: "FUCK!"
Vaggie: (laughs so hard she falls over and smacks charlie in the face with a wing on the way down)
#hazbin hotel#charlie morningstar#vaggie#chaggie#incorrect quotes#the hair straightener and curling iron also won't be needed although vaggie appreciates the thought#charlie morningstar-#unable to decide if she's pissed she never saw her mom grooming her dad's wings#or EXTREMELY FUCKING GRATEFUL#that she has NO idea what that would look like
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loop and mirabelle. That's it that's the ask
DAY 84: enrolled in the gossip wars
#codacheetah#isat#loop isat#mirabelle isat#isat spoilers#vaguely. mostly for the tags#i think it'd be sooo funny if like. loop and mirabelle postcanon.#loop has rejoined the party somewhat recently and they are not at all adapting. to be honest. reunion probably happened too soon#bc they are a siffrin which means they are disgustingly sentimental. their ass is not taking the time to discover themself as a new person.#do you really think loop is gonna take their own advice.lol.#lmao even#Ok so anyways i think the party and loop would have a weird thing going on#like theyre all extremely grateful to loop. and they trust loop through the general basis of theyre apparently very dear to siffrin#but fucking nobody knows what to make of this bitch. odile knows they are hiding Something but she has no certain evidence to pin it down.#isabeau can't catch loop alone for more than 5 seconds. has the distinct sense they're avoiding him and he does not know why#bonnie....well tbh i think they'd vibe with loop. bonnie win.#mirabelle. i think she wouldn't really like loop? not at first anyways#do you remember in sasasap mirabelle telling siffrin(loop) that for a long time she thought they were a callous sort of person#bc they never took anything seriously at all. like the whole journey didnt mean anything. until they took an eye for bonnie#i think mirabelle would catch a similar vibe towards loop(lol.) bc like#like loop's main presence in the group is negging siffrin and being weird and dodgy around everyone else#i don't even think they'd be mean to the others but they would do everything in their power to throw the party zero bones#so all mirabelle has to go on for loop is that they're kind of a dickhead to her friend and that they're not receptive to normal group#social activities. i think being on the receiving end of mirabelle's kindness would make loop kind of sad and she'd pick up on it#but like. loop is inexplicably important to siffrin. she doesn't know the details bc neither of them want to talk at all about the loops#and i think siffrin would be especially dodgy abt talking about loop in the interrim between them rejoining and them being Presumed Dead#so mirabelle tries a new strategy to bridge the gap between her and loop. the power of Mutual Haterism#more specifically i think mirabelle would get the impression of loop as being much more of a bitch than they actually are#due to the aforementioned siffrin negging#so like. maybe that's just how they socialize maybe they'd be down to talk about hot takes and gossip a bit
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<33 :')
#Ipad has been my dream for a few years now and I can't express enough how extremely grateful I am...#Especially that I could fulfill it by doing what I love with the help of lovely lovely people. 🥹🩷🩷
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YOSANOOOOO
#IT'S BEEN SO LONG#hrgrhrgrhgrh why must all good things happen in omakes#(extremely grateful though)#bsd#bsd spoilers#<- i guess?#yosano#aya
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ik that when you dont spend a ton of time with a breed they all tend to kind of look the same, but im deep in the collie trenches (obv) and i will say that i really like how different their profiles are. they both have very distinct faces
#unfortunately looking extremely on-brand for that one meme of the 2 wolves photoshopped to be super male and female#you know the one#kep makes me very grateful for stellina's nice expression lol i'm hoping he'll grow into his features at some point#kepcollie#stellina
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