Artist's albums
GRIEF
2022 · album
Star-Blooded Work Song
2020 · single
Process
2020 · single
No Plce
2020 · single
In July
2020 · single
BLACK SPRING
2020 · EP
For Those Lost, For Those Taken
2020 · single
Hold That Weight
2020 · single
Gatsby
2019 · single
Inertia
2019 · single
Concussion Protocol (Original Film Soundtrack)
2018 · single
The Transformations Suite
2016 · album
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Biography
A composer/pianist/vocalist/interdisciplinary visionary known for striking intimacy and radically honest lyrics alongside high-level musicianship. He is also known for his use of music to examine sociopolitical issues and fight for change. He’s collaborated with artists across boundaries and scenes including Common, Sara Bareilles, Glenn Ligon, Robert Glasper, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, Lalah Hathaway, Herbie Hancock, and more. Samora is the first-ever Art for Justice + Soros Justice Fellow and was also awarded Chamber Music America’s 2020 Visionary Award. A Sundance Composers Lab fellow, Samora scored the award-winning documentary, Whose Streets?. He is also currently getting his PhD at Harvard University.