Jumping into the studio with producers like DJ Maphorisa, 37 Mph, Kamera, Sketchy Bongo, Emblazon, Ganja beats, Gemini Major, and Cape Town-based producer Armeen Harron, Tamara plans to continue to collaborate with some of the top producers and artists in north, west, east and South Africa and aspires to tour the African continent in 2018; hoping to put herself and her new music on the map throughout Africa and abroad.
Khuli Chana features on a track called Kings; new single called Stuck in Our Way features internationally acclaimed Nigerian artist D’Banj; and her collaboration with acclaimed female house DJ, DJ Zinhle on Colours is enjoying rave reviews and is enjoying rave reviews and extensive airplay.
Tamara Dey has been known for crossing all cultural, age, and language barriers and has unassumingly been recognised as one of the few SA artists contributing towards bridging that gap.
Her music has been described as the ‘unofficial language’; celebrating the heart and soul of South Africa and it seems she’s just getting warmed up. 2018 is set to be one of her most exciting years yet.
We spoke to the fantastic Tamara Dey who, to quote a fellow musician, writes songs with hook lines for days.
When I'm not overthinking things.
Music is a calling for me.
Too many to recall. But there was that one time my dress broke when I was opening for Beyoncé. It was literally hanging on by a thread and some guy in the front row yelled, 'Take it off!'
Nina Simone, Grace Jones, and Rosin Murphy.
Double vodka and soda with fresh lime.
Wicked Game by Chris Isaac.
Disco Dolly.
I'd be an art curator or professional photographer.
Fair, empathic, impatient, imperfect and expressive.
Pulp Fiction
A cape.
'Meh' - a sign of disgruntlement.
It's still coming.
A lack of character in others.
Old-school popcorn and slush puppy at the movies.
Muse - Starlight, but played by a live orchestra. It would make me feel like a winner.
On a beach with Jason Momoa.
