TAKING THE
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A few of the key players and venues in Durham’s music scene BY J ES S ICA STRIN GER | PH OTOGRAPH Y BY BETH M AN N
Singer/songwriter Kamara Thomas called New York City and Los Angeles home before finding her place here among our artists and performers. This spring, she taught voice lessons and songwriting classes at the Durham Arts Council and this summer, she’ll wrap up recording for her debut album, Tularosa: An American Dreamtime. In June, she opened for Valerie June, another earthy, soulful singer, at Durham Central Park’s PLAYlist concert series.
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