Tishmal
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Tishmal is a solo project of Rachel Brockbank, a San Diego native currently living in New York City. Tishmal means hummingbird in Luiseno, the language of her Native American heritage. The name was given to her as a young girl, around the same time she began to seriously compose. Highlights from her performance include songs like "Underneath" and "You're Afraid."

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1003

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