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Samara Joy at Taliia Hall

Read "Samara Joy at Taliia Hall" reviewed by Sandra Kozintseva


Wednesday night might be the middle of the week, but on November 19, 2025, Thalia Hall in Chicago was sold out--Samara Joy was in town. The Grammy Award winner opened with a few tracks from her album, Portrait (Verve Records, 2024). The whole album was recorded in just three days, but, as Samara put it, the group has been performing these songs for 2.5 years, so they have had enough rehearsals. Out of 16 recorded songs, only eight ...

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