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Tamara Yadao

Since: 2025 | Position: Contributor | Location: New York City | Page Views: 537

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An artist and writer defined by constant motion in process and practice.

Filipino-American composer/musician, Tamara Yadao considers herself a visual thinker first and foremost. This approach has informed the whole of her writing and music, which incorporates free improv, performance art, repurposed objects/toys and processed instruments. She began playing piano at the age of 4 and is active in several NYC-based music circles with experimental ensembles rahrahree!, Frogwell and foci + loci, as well as her chiptune-adjacent, avant-pop project, Corset Lore. Among others, she has performed her music at Brown University, Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoMA/PS1 NYC and presented her work at Dartmouth College, the Museum of Arts & Design and MassArt.

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This page was last updated on 2026-03-30.

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