ABOUT TARA BANDITO
Tara Bandito burst onto the music scene in 2022. A wrestler’s daughter with a flair for the dramatic and a sound to match, her debut single, Blerr, released through Côsh Records, quickly established her as a rising force.
Highlights since include playing LUCfest, Taiwan & Green Man festival, reaching BBC Introducing Bethan Elfyn's top 5 artists and BBC 6 Music’s Huw Stephens' 'artist of the week’. Bandito also featured on God is in the TV Zine’s top 10 list, hailed as "the best creator of fuck you songs in modern times".
In 2023 she released her debut self-titled album, with lead track 'Croeso i Gymru' picked up by Craig Charles on 6 Music. Recording the album in 2021 brought the end of a 14-year chapter of healing, grief and self-discovery following the death of her father. The deluxe version of the album, released in November 2024 includes electrifying extras, bonus tracks and re-worked songs in her mother tongue.
Having experienced her first tour at 8 weeks old with her father, El Bandito’s Wrestling show, travelling is in her blood. Before pursuing her career as a solo artist, Tara toured with Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon and trained in India as yoga teacher. These experiences have shaped a unique artist who combines the Welsh language, English, and Sanskrit with the sounds of sitar and harp, raw autobiographical lyrics, and thumping beats.
Described as "a formidable live artist" by Bethan Elfyn (BBC) and "exuding musical charisma from every pore" by DJ Adam Walton, Bandito prides herself on showering her audience with a SHOW.