#tamino amir indigo night

[ruedollie]

My ideal husband ♥︎

[bu-universe]

« And he cries, "Why can't I sing along with some feeling, or some meaning? It feels like I've always been blind I don't know why you girls are so kind For there are so many in line Whose lives aren't as lost as mine"»

Moodboard inspired in the song Indigo Night by Tamino

Pictures from Pinterest.

[dolll-princess]

god i love him. his songs just bring out these emotions that are impossible to explain to another person, and he just sings them so perfectly.

the way the traveler's son cries to the girls in Indigo Night is so beautifully portrayed in siren-like vocalisation, with undertones where the sobs would be, how it escalates, de-escalates, and starts back up even louder and harder than the first cry. how it's endless and goes on and on, breaking up the monotone of the rest of the song.

up until that emotional point, the traveler has spoken in a way that disrupts the repetitive chorus, but ends up fading back into it.

words of the traveler:

"I, I have seen the world's most beautiful places. Still I feel as if I'm a walking machine; watching it all through a screen. There is nothing in between. To me, this might as well not be real." (can we also talk about how this section is sang in a way that mimics casual dialogue in such an accurate way and brings to life to this character Tamino's planted?)

"Why can't I sing along with some feeling, or some meaning? It feels like I've always been blind. I don't know why you girls are so kind, for there are so many in line whose lives aren't as lost as mine."

once he's done speaking the weeping vocalisation starts promptly, which really makes it all feel like real crying--I've never heard something like that done before in music. I think it is so beautiful. listening to this song makes me feel like I'm crying myself

and the song continues on, about something that happened that night with the girls, we don't know, but the traveler's son has "never been more alive".

there's a reason this is his top song. fuck.

i literally have no words for how talented this man is and how much of a deep, emotional person he is. i want to know more about him

Tamino Amir Frouad - Indigo Night

[mindofstardust]

[sullaf]

The boy is confused but, he still as they gather around him

So many of them they, all sing about the pleasure of life

And he cries, “why can’t i sing along with some felling or some meaning? It feels like I’ve always been blind.

I don’t know why you girls are so kind for there are so many in line who’s lives aren’t as lost as mine“

Indigo night by tamino amir

[hvshheadvsheart]

Has venido a amar aquello a lo que temeras por siempre - persephone, tamino amir.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Habibi • Sun May Shine • Tummy • Chambers • So It Goes • Indigo Night • Cigar • Each Time • Verses • w.o.t.h • Intervals • Persephone

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[cowboypossume]

TAMINO!! like fuuuuuck his voice is so pretty its honestly unfair who gave him ALL that talent and then like no one knows about him….

fav songs: habibi, the first disciple, a drop of blood, my dearest friend and enemy, so it goes, indigo night

listening to his new (newish its a month old ig) song and predictably my life is changed forever you think he cant do anything new and then BAM head in hands who lets him be like this (its called babylon and too new to put it in w my favs i think)

the song cigar is in my interview w a vampire playlist!

adding him to the playlist !! amir and the song babylon first to feel him out then will keep you posted

[taminoarticles]

— Tamino for Glamcult, #138 THE SANCTUM ISSUE / November 2022 (x)

SURRENDERING TO WHATEVER'S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT: TAMINO

WORDS BY GRACE POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY JORRE JANSSENS

Belgian-Egyptian musician TAMINO-AMIR MOHARAM FOUAD (aka Tamino) is the singer-songwriter pulling on our heartstrings. Grandson to renowned movie star MUHARRAM FOUAD, Tamino has had stardom in his veins from the very beginning. Trained at the AMSTERDAM ROYAL CONSERVATORY, and having seen his first glimpse of fame with the 2017 release, Habibi, the artist has since been heard on stages around Europe. It was the release of his 2018 album, Amir, which made the world stop, listen and reflect as he hypnotised us all with tracks such as Indigo Night and goddess of nature, Persephone. After what felt like a prolonged hiatus — not so much as a cheeky Insta’ story — this year Tamino is back with his sophomore album, Sahar. Glamcult spoke with Tamino after the release of his first album, so why not make a tradition of it? From the flawless sounds of the Oud, the sight of a flamingo stuck in the mud, to his early days studying classical piano — we cover a lot from the backseat of a car en route to his Glamcult shoot in the depths of BELGIUM.

Gc: Hi Tamino. How’s it going? 

T: I’m good thank you — ready for my Glamcult shoot, so you know all about my day! The location is crazy, I didn’t even know this existed in Belgium. 

Gc: Yes, I’m the anonymous producer of your day, ha-ha. It’s going to be great. To start, could you tell us a bit about your musical beginnings?

T: Of course. So, if I go to the very beginning, I started with piano when I was around ten or eleven years old. It was my mum, actually, who proposed it, as she saw that I had a fascination for music. My mum also played classical piano, so it was a logical move for both myself and her. However, I didn’t last very long…

Gc: Logical — but less sustainable?

T: Honestly, I stopped because I didn’t have the patience to study the classical pieces to perfection. Because of this, I then decided to take a break from music for about a year before I started going back to the piano again. This time, I returned with a different mindset and I started to play freely; choosing my own chords and writing my own songs. This began when I was around fourteen.

Gc: So, no emo phase?

T: I did play in a couple of bands before finally performing solo at around seventeen.

Gc: I like this idea of beginning rigidly, and within that rigidity finding your draw to fluidity. Do you still feel like you need this freedom in music today as you did as a child?

T: I always pursue freedom in sound. Even though I love classical music (both listening to it and going to concerts) — and of course, I have admiration for those who are able to learn a piece to perfection. However, it just wasn’t for me as it was always someone else’s latest.

Gc: You recently released the single (and video) Fascination, one of the first tracks from your latest album, Sahar. What inspired this song?

T: Like most of my songs, it all began with noodling on the guitar. I usually begin by humming a melody before finding the words. For this song, however, the words came with the melody. There is this one specific anecdote within this song — “I didn’t cry for that flamingo stuck in the salt. Didn’t care for it at all, While you couldn’t hold your tears, Your fascination’s always fascinated me.” This came from watching BBC Planet with my significant other. It was about how our different reactions to the same scene caused inspiration.

Gc: So, it can really come from anywhere… Any other unusual inspiration points?

T: It’s so difficult to pinpoint! Often it’s less specific than this case. That’s the beautiful thing about songwriting. Often you don’t know how it happens — which is strange in itself. Even though you can sharpen your tools through practice, you still never know what’s going to happen.

Gc: It’s a never-ending journey…

T: Exactly. I feel like when it comes to songwriting, it’s very hard to become a master of your craft.

Gc: However, sonically — do certain genres inspire you? For example, there are many clear Arabic references, alongside folk music and jazz within your work.

T: The influences are for sure there. I love Arabic music.

Gc: Has living in Antwerp influenced your sound at all?

T: It has of course influenced me; however, I wouldn’t know precisely how. Antwerp is a cool place, but I think it’s time to spend some time elsewhere. Although, I’m going on tour soon — so it’s out of the question at the moment. 

Gc: A lot of artists I speak to describe the act of music creation as occuring subconsciously. Do you have the same experience?

T: Yes and no. It’s still me writing, but I can relate to this.

Gc: Your first release from the album, the aptly named The First Disciple, broke your online silence. Why did you pick this song as your reintroduction?

T: This song sits at the heart of the album… It’s also the longest song on the album (a side note, but still cool). Sonically, The First Disciple represents some new sounds I experimented with on this album. The combination of the nylon-string classical guitar with the nylon-string oud was super important to me. Lyrically, this song is also improtant to me.

Gc: Throughout the whole album your sound is far more complex than your previous work. Did this change in sound bring up any nervousness?

T: No, not really. I would have only felt nervous if I wasn't happy with the album.

Gc: That's the truly worst-case scenario.

T: But I'm super happy with the album, and stand fully behind it so I don’t have nerves.

Gc: As you should be. Before the release, you had a social media blackout — why?

T: I feel like when I'm not releasing new music, I have nothing to say. Social media is a HUGE distraction. Those apps are designed for you to become addicted. | know myself; if it's on my phone I will look at it at least three times a day. It was extremely liberating to not have Instagram on my phone for two years, it allowed me to be bored. Boredom is very important for the creative process,

which was the main reason why I didn't have it on my phone.

Gc: It’s kind of insane how today boredom has to be sought after. It’s a hard road to take.

T: It's true. You have to choose boredom, instead of just letting it happen the way it would in the past. lt's a conscious decision to not go on your phone, scroll through Instagram and so forth. We need to let things be as they are.

Gc: You're going on tour. How are you feeling about that?

T: On tour, you're everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It's not real life. However, playing live feels special. It's cliché, but I love playing for people that appreciate your music and the fact that you're sharing something with a group. Sometimes it feels like a transfer of energy. This transfer is healing.

Gc: Music certainly has healing properties. Presumable creating, performing and so forth is your safe space?

T: Performing to such a huge amount of people, you all feel open. You're all surrendering to whatever's happening in the moment. It connects to what we were saying earlier about

distractions. When performing, these distractions are not there, I'm fully in the moment. This moment is then something you can share with so many people. In this space there's room for emotion, there's room for everything to just exist. It feels both healing and freeing. It's the best high there is.

Gc: We're so excited about the launch of Sahar. What do you hope for your audience to feel from the album?

T: Honestly, whatever they want. I really have no say in that.

Gc: Do you feel a separation from your work once it’s released? Like it’s no longer yours?

T: A bit, I see the music as just as much mine as I do the listeners. Of course, I have my interpretations, thoughts, beliefs. I also have hopes for the listener's ability to read into the lyrics or hear about the songs. But in the end, | have no say.

Gc: And finally (and potentially, most importantly) what have you taken away from the album?

T: This album felt more experimental in the recording process. The arrangements really came from letting go (as opposed to being a control freak). So, I think this became a lesson. Letting things go in the creative process can lead to beautiful things. That's been the most important lesson.

[shehzadi]

tagged by @mielnah (it’s been months i’m so sorry 😭) & @urostakako to spell my url with songs tyy 🫶🫶

S - Seyouf El Ezz, Mohammed Assaf

H - Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyar Sajna, Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan

E - Elevate, DJ Khalil

H - Habibi, Tamino Amir

Z - Zindagi Jhoom Kar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

A - Ae Ajnabi, Udit Narayan and Mahalakshmi

Iyer

D - Dammi Falasteeni, Mohammed Assaf

I - Indigo Night, Tamino Amir

tagging @terroristiraqi @cairenes @briarhips @cordiformity @loveinheart @knivesgf @angelprotocol @taohun @narrativeats @justinefrischmanngf @chandajaan @anyagf <3

[prayerstotamino]

"Indigo Night" by Tamino Amir is a stunning song that beautifully captures the complexities of life and the depths of depression. The opening lines of the song immediately set the scene, with the girls around town assembling to ask the traveler's son where he came from. The curious boy, who has been observed washing his face near the pond, replies with a poignant statement: "I have seen the world’s most beautiful places, still I feel, as If I’m a walking machine, watching it all through a screen."

This statement is a metaphor for the detachment and numbness that often accompany depression. The traveler's son has seen and experienced so much beauty in the world, but he feels disconnected from it all. He is simply going through the motions of life, like a machine, without feeling any real connection to the world around him. The metaphor of watching everything through a screen speaks to the feeling of being an observer in one's own life, rather than an active participant.

As the girls take him up on a hill on an Indigo night, the beauty of the moment is palpable, yet the traveler's son remains confused and disconnected. The girls sing about the pleasures of life, but he cannot seem to join in with any feeling or meaning. He feels lost and alone in a world that seems so vibrant and full of life.

The metaphor of the Indigo night is a powerful one, representing the darkness and melancholy of depression, but also the potential for hope and transformation. Despite his despair, something shifts within the traveler's son as he stands on that hill. Maybe it's the smell of the grass, or the crispness of the air, or maybe it's the warmth of the girls who have gathered around him. Whatever it is, something changes, and the despair lifts.

The girls, with their singing and their presence, become a metaphor for the transformative power of human connection. They light some light and make everything right, and suddenly the traveler's son is more alive than he has ever been. The beauty of this moment is captured perfectly in the final line of the song, "‘Cause he’s never been more alive."

In "Indigo Night," Tamino Amir has crafted a song that is both hauntingly beautiful and deeply significant. The metaphors of detachment, numbness, and transformation are woven throughout the lyrics, creating a powerful and emotional journey for the listener. The song is a reminder that even in the depths of despair, there is always the potential for hope and transformation, and that human connection can be a powerful force for change.

[bu-universe]

And he cries, "Why can't I sing along with some feeling, or some meaning?

It feels like I've always been blind

I don't know why you girls are so kind

For there are so many in line

Whose lives aren't as lost as mine ".

[mindofstardust]

Tamino performing Indigo Night at SWG3, Glasgow, UK on 7th March 2023

[verstanden]

tamino - fascination

[mayjane]