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Artist
Charmaine Clamor
12+ albums
female jazz contemporaryjazzfemale vocalistsSmooth Jazzcontemporary jazz
about
Charmaine Clamor is a Filipina jazz singer based in Hollywood, California best known for melding traditional Filipino folk songs and instruments with American jazz and blues in a newly developed musical genre called "Jazzipino" Born in Subic-Zambales, Philippines, Charmaine Clamor began her singing career at age 3, entertaining passengers in the back of buses traveling to Manila. As she grew, she began providing piano accompaniment while her mother sang kundiman (Filipino torch songs) and English language classics. She didn't move to the United States until she was 16, and grew up speaking Tagalog, singing karaoke, and eating lumpia. Still maintains family connections in Luzon Province, where she visit every year. Has a master's degree in physical therapy and worked full-time as a physical therapist in hospitals and clinics. Volunteers for environmental organizations that promote 'green' living and is a pesco-vegetarian. Professional career Originator of Jazzipino, a genre of music utilizing American jazz, blues, soul, Filipino folk music, and other musical forms. She has simultaneously made the top 5 on both JazzWeek’s World (#2) and Traditional Jazz (#4) charts and is the first Filipino-American artist to place two consecutive recordings in the World Music top 10. Has been profiled on NPR's "Weekend Edition" and BBC's "The World." Records in North America under Michael Konik's independent recording company FreeHam Records, which includes the Tony-Award winning B
