Hailed as the world's most celebrated Filipina jazz & world vocalist – with three straight albums in the Top 10 of JazzWeek World Music charts – Clamor will perform songs from her new album, "The Better Angels," releasing on July 13. Clamor will be accompanied by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Laurence Hobgood, bassist Gary Wicks, and on drums and ukulele, her long-time colleague Abe Lagrimas.
Born in Subic-Zambales, where she started out singing in the back of municipal buses, Charmaine has serenaded the President of Philippines, collaborated with David Byrne & Fatboy Slim on a pop single, and headlined Festivals and concert halls on four continents, most recently in South Africa. Celebrated by The New York Times as "a gifted vocalist" and by The Los Angeles Times as "one of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade," Filipino-American recording artist and cultural trailblazer Charmaine Clamor has earned her Queen of Jazzipino crown....
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Hailed as the world's most celebrated Filipina jazz & world vocalist – with three straight albums in the Top 10 of JazzWeek World Music charts – Clamor will perform songs from her new album, "The Better Angels," releasing on July 13. Clamor will be accompanied by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Laurence Hobgood, bassist Gary Wicks, and on drums and ukulele, her long-time colleague Abe Lagrimas.
Born in Subic-Zambales, where she started out singing in the back of municipal buses, Charmaine has serenaded the President of Philippines, collaborated with David Byrne & Fatboy Slim on a pop single, and headlined Festivals and concert halls on four continents, most recently in South Africa. Celebrated by The New York Times as "a gifted vocalist" and by The Los Angeles Times as "one of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade," Filipino-American recording artist and cultural trailblazer Charmaine Clamor has earned her Queen of Jazzipino crown.
In 2005, following nearly a decade of ensemble singing, Charmaine made her solo recording debut with “Searching for the Soul” (FreeHam Records), and her "bedroom eyes voice" {All About Jazz} instantly garnered comparisons to legendary vocalists such as Nina Simone, Julie London, and Cassandra Wilson.
Charmaine's critically acclaimed second album, “Flippin' Out” (FreeHam Records; 2007), brought her international recognition. On this landmark recording, she introduced jazzipino, a new music style blending American jazz with music from her beloved home country. Charmaine's artistry was featured on BBC's "The World" and NPR's "Weekend Edition," which described her music as "the perfect bridge of two cultures."
Her third album, “My Harana: A Filipino Serenade” (2008), revived the ancient Filipino courtship tradition of harana - serenading a lover beneath her window - but with a twist: this time it was the woman doing the serenading! Charmaine's bold vision and sublime vocal tenderness solidified her role as her birth country's most celebrated international musical ambassador.
In 2011, while making her sixth-straight appearance at the Philippines International Jazz Festival, Charmaine gave a command performance at Manila's Malacanang Palace for United States Ambassador Harry Thomas and Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, President of the Philippines. President Aquino joined Charmaine onstage for a once-in-a-lifetime duet and declared her "a genuine source of Pilipino pride."
With three consecutive albums in the JazzWeek World Music Top-20, including the rare feat of simultaneously making Top-5 on both the World (#2 ranking) and Traditional Jazz (#4) radio charts, Charmaine has earned unprecedented praise for her cultural trailblazing. Her many honors include the Asian Heritage Award in Performing Arts, Filipinas Entertainer of the Year, and recognition as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the United States.
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