Folk Bands and Artists
Tarantina
https://tarantina.bandcamp.com
Tarantina is a self-taught singer, producer and videographer who creates dark polished pop within the confines of her home studio. She blends fine art processes and pop culture with a DIY aesthetic to make accompanying audiovisual art. Raised between two juxtaposing worlds; her mother’s house filled with the likes of Portishead and Leftfield (with whom she has been touring as their lead vocalist) and the home of her father with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, TARANTINA is a product of these opposing influences with a staunchly avant-garde twist. Her professional musical journey began unexpectedly when her first ever released track, uploaded anonymously to Soundcloud, unexpectedly took on a life of its own. It received major blog support including Pigeons & Planes who called it “…a brilliant piece of soulful pop songwriting, worthy of so many repeat listens”. This accidental success sparked an intense period of hibernation, the result of which was her debut EP ‘Teething’. Her music soon found fans in BBC6 Music, BBC Introducing and Nadine Shah who invited her to take part in an all female tour curated for Independent Venue Week. In 2019, Tarantina was awarded the PRS Women Make Music fund and used this to put a full band together and play a sell out debut headline show at The Slaughtered Lamb.
