{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4e6e6a53-24e8-42e0-883c-a9227dc04225","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"088: Songspeller and multi-disciplinary artist Kamara Thomas digs into the American dilemma. [Durham 150 Artist Spotlight]\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/4e6e6a53-24e8-42e0-883c-a9227dc04225\"></iframe>","title":"088: Songspeller and multi-disciplinary artist Kamara Thomas digs into the American dilemma. [Durham 150 Artist Spotlight]","description":"Mythology, music, geography, spirituality, North Carolina, and the creative process with Kamara Thomas! An episode rich with questions and contemplation, and the first Durham 150 Artist Spotlight interview. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKamara Thomas photo by JLange\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nhttp://kamarathomas.com/biocontact (Kamara Thomas) is a singer, songspeller, and multi-disciplinary storyteller based in Durham, NC. Kamara was named one of the \u201chttps://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/15-artists-proving-black-americana-is-real.html (14 Artists Proving Black Americana is Real)\u201d by Paste Magazine. She is currently working on \u201cCountry Soul Songbook,\u201d a musical documentary project exploring race and place in Country music. Kamara\u2019s video \u201cGood Luck America,\u201d from her forthcoming album and storytelling work \u201chttp://kamarathomas.com/tularosaproject (Tularosa: An American Dreamtime,)\u201d was featured at the 2019 Hayti Heritage Film Festival. She wrote and produced SOAPBOX, a traveling public space performance commissioned for Downtown Durham Inc.\u2019s Public Space Grant. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe intro and outro to this episode is http://kamarathomas.com/glasingle (Good Luck America), the first track from Kamara Thomas\u2019 upcoming album http://kamarathomas.com/tularosaproject (TULAROSA: AN AMERICAN DREAMTIME). \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2019 is a year-long celebration honoring Durham North Carolina\u2019s 150th anniversary. Artist Soapbox received https://artistsoapbox.org/2019/03/31/asbx-received-a-grant-happy-150-durham/ (a grant) from https://durham150.org (Durham 150) in Support of the City of Durham\u2019s Sesquicentennial Commemoration. This episode is one of three Durham 150 Artist Spotlights in which I interview a few of the many brilliant artists living in here. Happy Birthday, Durham! Thank you Durham artists. Thank you for the grant, https://durham150.org (Durham 150). Listeners, support local artists and help them and your community thrive!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis episode is brought to you by the http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (Soapboxers), the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox. If you like these episodes and want more, http://www.patreon.com/artistsoapbox (get on the Soapbox)! This episode was recorded at http://www.shadowboxstudio.org/ (Shadowbox Studio). Artist Soapbox theme music by Bart Matthews. Additional audio editing by Merrybelle Park Productions.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nConnect and Follow!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nArtist Soapbox on social media:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTwitter =https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nInstagram = https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFacebook =https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nQUESTIONS FOR KAMARA\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBACKGROUND\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHow did you find music as a calling (or how did it find you)?  What about your musical taste \u2014 what music do you like to create? Is that different than the music you\u2019ve played with others? Is it different than the music you listen to? \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou identify yourself as \u201ca singer, songspeller, storyteller, multi-disciplinary artist and mythology fanatic\u201d \u2014 we\u2019ll talk about some of those more specifically \u2014 but what is it like to have an artistic identity that encompasses that breadth of language? How do you accommodate all of those interests and how do they work together/feed your work? \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSongspeller \u2014 what does this mean? What is a songspell?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/09f98044-7950-4668-af19-3e7039439375/artist-soapbox-itunes-1400x1400-362.png"}