Journal
- Wednesday,August 24,2022
nothingVagabon (aka Laetitia Tamko) is a guest on the new Talkhouse podcast series Listening. On the show, curated by Elia Einhorn, artists are invited to share their perspective on how they listen to the world and how that informs the music they make. They also create a new composition for the episode and discuss the creative process behind it. In this episode, Tamko shares, says Einhorn, “the sounds she cherishes from growing up in Cameroon and how weaving together motion and our stream of consciousness can open us up to big ideas.” You can hear their conversation and the composition she wrote for the show here. Vagabon will perform at Venus Fest in Toronto and with Jason Isbell at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in October.
Journal Topics: Artist News, Podcast - Tuesday,January 11,2022
nothingVagabon (aka Laetitia Tamko) is the guest on the latest episode of the podcast Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat. She talks with hosts Catherine Cohen and Pat Regan, who ask three simple questions—"Who were you? Who are you? Who do you want to be?"—the answers to which lead the hosts to reply: "She contains multitudes." You can hear their conversation in the episode below.
Journal Topics: Artist News, Podcast - Wednesday,November 10,2021
nothingVagabon will launch a four-city tour of the US Northeast with a concert at DC9 in Washington, DC, next Wednesday, November 17, followed by shows at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Made in NYC, and The Sinclair in Cambridge, all with special guest Angélica Garcia.
Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour - Thursday,January 28,2021
nothingWhile most of us can't go out to take in great live music, here are some events taking place online to enjoy while staying home this weekend: On Friday, Mariza sings the music of Amália Rodrigues for NYC's Town Hall from Portugal, Vagabon performs from a decked-out Boulevard Studios in LA, and Jeremy Denk performs Bach for Emory University's Schwartz Center. On Sunday, Chris Thile leads his master class, Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet perform for Miami's IlluminArts from NYC, and Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi perform for Celtic Connections from Ireland.
Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour - Thursday,January 7,2021
nothingVagabon Teams Up with Courtney Barnett to Cover "Reason to Believe"; Announces January 29 LivestreamVagabon has teamed up with Courtney Barnett for a cover inspired by Karen Dalton's version of "Reason to Believe," which was originally written and recorded by Tim Hardin in 1965 and covered by a wide range of artists since. After discovering Dalton's version, "I became obsessed," says Vagabon's Lætitia Tamko, "and so a few days after discovering it, I was encouraged to record a cover of it in my garage." Barnett adds "I'm a huge fan of Vagabon and Karen Dalton so this was a dream. They both have a voice that absolutely knocks the wind out of me." Vagabon has announced a livestream on January 29; tickets are available now.
Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News, Video - Wednesday,October 28,2020
nothingVagabon has released a live performance video of her song "Water Me Down," from her 2019 self-titled album. It was filmed by Justin Carlson during the same session as her performance of the song for Rolling Stone's first Fridays for Unity event on October 16 to support the Future Now Fund and help get out the vote. You can watch the video here.
Journal Topics: Artist News, Video - Friday,September 18,2020
nothingVagabon has released a new version of her song "Home Soon," featured in the new Lionsgate film Antebellum, starring Janelle Monáe. The song was originally released on Vagabon's critically acclaimed self-titled album, which Clash called an “indie-pop masterpiece.” The new mix can be heard here.
Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News, Film - Tuesday,August 18,2020
nothingVagabon (aka Laetitia Tamko) is the guest on the new episode of the Broken Record podcast. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she met up with host Justin Richmond and producer Leah Rose to share musical memories of her childhood in Cameroon and her teenage years in New York, discuss her new album, and perform a couple of songs live. You can hear the episode here.
Journal Topics: Artist News, Web - Thursday,July 23,2020
nothingVagabon is featured on the cover of and in the pages of Mirror Sound: A Look Into the People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music, a new book by musician and writer Spencer Tweedy, graphic designer Lawrence Azerrad, and photographer Daniel Topete, due October 20, 2020, from Prestel. The book is a visual portrait that delves into the people and processes behind self-recorded music, showcasing twenty-seven musicians, interviews, and studio visits and more than 150 images, as well as an introduction by Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein.
Journal Topics: Artist News - Tuesday,July 14,2020
nothingVagabon (Laetitia Tamko) has released a remix of her song "Water Me Down" by Pamcy, which can be heard here. Tamko discovered and fell in love with the music of Manila-based producer and DJ on Bandcamp, where she herself had first released her music and found a music community. The two began an e-mail correspondence, which eventually led to the creation of this remix. The original version of the song appears on Vagabon's 2019 self-titled Nonesuch debut album.
Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News - Thursday,July 2,2020
nothingVagabon (aka Laetitia Tamko) is a special guest host on the latest episode of the Talkhouse podcast, recorded back in March with Black Belt Eagle and SASAMI. She joins Talkhouse host Elia Einhorn to discuss her work and issues of representation for women of color in music and live performance spaces, ahead of the latter two artists' own talk about the subjects. You can hear the conversation with Vagabon, whom Einhorn calls "one of my absolute favorite artists," at the start of the full episode here.
Journal Topics: Artist News - Tuesday,April 21,2020
nothingSonos launches Sonos Radio, a free, ad-supported streaming radio service, available to Sonos customers today. The new service brings together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners alongside original programming from Sonos. In addition to genre-based stations, the service includes ad-free artist stations, including one coming soon from David Byrne, and Sonos Sound System, an ad-free station hosted by the Sonos team with guest-hosted radio hours from artists including Vagabon and Jeff Parker to come.
Journal Topics: Artist News, Radio
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