Calma Carmona Explained
Calma Carmona |
Birth Name: | Myraida Desireé Carmona Díaz |
Origin: | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Genre: | Latin Soul, soul |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
Years Active: | 2013–present |
Label: | There's No Other Girl |
Myraida Desireé Carmona Díaz, publicly known by the stage name Calma Carmona, is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter whose music is primarily soul & Latin soul[1] [2] with influences[3] [4] that cross between Sade Adu, Santana, PJ Harvey, La Lupe and Tina Turner. She sings in both English and her native Spanish.[5] [6]
In August 2013, Carmona was voted MTV Iggy Artist of the week. In the same year, she opened for Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Puerto Rico.[7] [8] She is known for her "wide-ranging influences",[9] singing in the vocals style of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.[10] She released her debut EP, There's No Other Girl, in September 2013 on mun2.
In 2015, Carmona was hired by Gravity Thinking[11] to sing the Franz Ferdinand track Love Illumination for the Glenfiddich 21-year-old whiskey campaign.[12] [13] She was accompanied in the track by the Scottish Opera Orchestra with music arranged and conducted by Derek Williams.[14] [15] The YouTube version of the recording amassed over 1.7 million hits in its premiere run.
Discography
Albums and Singles[16]
- 100 Vidas – album and single (2017)
- Presentiment – EP (2015)
- Dancing in the Dark – album (2015)
- Bag of Bones – single (2014)
- I Got Life – single (2014)
- There's No Other Girl Live Session – EP (2013)
Top Songs[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Contreras, Felix. (1 December 2017). Alt.Latino Album Review: Calma Carmona's "100 Vidas". Alt.Latino
- Sound Check. (14 October 2014). New music: Alternative Soulstress Calma Carmona Reveals New EP "Presentiment". Afropunk
- Deirdre. (2 June 2014). Monday Music Calma Carmona Singing Pa’ Que Te Quejas (There’s No Other Girl) . Keep It Kinky Magazine
- Caceres, Joseph. (30 November 2017). Calma Carmona:La Obsesión musical. Merengada. (Puerto Rico)
- Labidi, Najma Kousri. (16 December 2014). . HuffPost. (Maghreb)
- Esteves, Marjua. (12 October 2015). Premiere: Get Lost In Time With Calma Carmona’s New EP ‘Presentiment’. Vibe. (USA)
- Web site: Calma Carmona's sultry "100 Vidas" video highlights true Puerto Rican nightlife. Pache. Juliana. 5 October 2017. The Fader. 27 December 2017.
- (18 September 2013). Boricua abrirá el show de Beyoncé . Elnuevodia.com. Puerto Rico
- Vale, Julissa. (11 April 2016). Calma Carmona: Latin-Soul Power. Afropop Worldwide.
- Moreno, Jorge Cano. (1 August 2016). Calma Carmona – The Soulstress. Urban Latino. (New York City)
- http://gravitythinking.com/ Gravity Thinking
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7272256/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Whisky: The Finishing Touch (2015)
- (19 February 2016). Glenfiddich – 21 year old "the finishing touch" . The Drum. (Glasgow, Scotland)
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930427/?ref_=nv_sr_4 Derek Williams
- https://vimeo.com/143125564 Glenfiddich 21 Year Old – The Finishing Touch
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