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“One of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade” - Don Heckman http://irom.wordpress.com

"Combining social consciousness and sex appeal is tough to pull off, but Charmaine Clamor manages it on her terrific recordings. She is a beautiful artist." - Barry Bassis, TOWN & COUNTRY

+ 2009 FAMAS (Filipino Oscars) Award of Merit
+ 2009 Filipinas Magazine Achievement Award in Entertainment
+ 2009 Asian Heritage Award in Performing Arts
+ Signed multi-year, multi-record deal with VIVA Records, legendary Manila pop label; Charmaine is their first and only jazz artist. Debut album, "Jazzipino," released in September to national acclaim.
+ Inked to close the 2010 Philippines International JazzFest.
+ Slated in 2010 to release two albums: Her 4th US solo project, "Something Good," and a collaboration with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne for his highly anticipated collaboration with Fatboy Slim and 22 female guest vocalists. "Here Lies Love" about the life of Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines. Guest artists include Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Nathalie Merchant, Martha Wainwright, Sharon Jones, Kate Pierson (of the B-52s) and Charmaine Clamor, who appears on Track #9, "Walk Like a Woman." Charmaine is the only Filipina -- and the only jazz singer -- on the project.

Charmaine Clamor is America’s leading Filipina jazz and world vocalist.
With two consecutive albums in the JazzWeek World Music Top-10, 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 introducing American audiences to Filipino languages, melodies, and instruments – and for sharing a once-in-a- generation, astonishingly expressive voice.

Recognized today as “one of the important and original jazz singers of the decade” {Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times}, a “dynamic new compass point in World Music” {Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times} and “one of the finest singers to come around in a long time” {Jerry D’Souza, All About Jazz}, Charmaine Clamor began her musical journey at age 3, entertaining passengers -- whether they liked it or not! -- in the back of buses traveling to Manila. Originally from the provincial town of Subic-Zambales, Philippines, young Charmaine provided piano accompaniment while her mother sang kundiman (Filipino torch songs) and English-language classics. These childhood memories inspired Charmaine’s enduring love of American music.
For more information about Charmaine Clamor and a selection of downloadable high-resolution photos: http://www.charmaineclamor.com/