recording / live artist · producer · songwriter
CARLENE GRAHAM
"LET THE MUSIC SPEAK..."
Carlene Graham knew from a very early age that music was her purpose in life! born & raised in London uk, by her Jamaican parents angela & errol, carlene grew up in a musical household! In 1980, a year before her arrival, her father Errol Ross - bassist, producer, singer songwriter & teacher of music technology, had just achieved UK chart success for producing "too much pressure", the debut album of the selecter. energy! in the years that followed, carlene spent her time absorbing, learning about, creating & performing so frequently, that it was inevitable that her love & passion would live & flourish within music!
carlene has worked with...
A SEASONED "POWER HOUSE" PERFORMER WITH 23 YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, carlene HAS PERFORMED LIVE and/or ALBUM BACKING VOCALS FOR ARTISTS SUCH AS: MADONNA · SHAKIRA · DIONNE WARWICK · MICK HUCKNALL · PLACEBO · JOCELYN BROWN · ALISON MOYET · SPIRITUALIZED · BUGZ IN THE ATTIC · REEL PEOPLE · michon young · nik west, TO NAME A FEW...
performance highlights include...
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (2001) - PARLIAMENT, AT MP DIANE ABBOT'S "BLACK WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS" CONVENTION - GUESTS INCLUDED KANYA KING MBE & IYLANA VAZANT · THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL (2004) · ITV ́S ”STARS IN THEIR EYES" AS GLORIA GAYNOR (2004) · BRIGHTON PRIDE (2004) · THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM (2005) · LIVE 8 LONDON WITH MADONNA (2005) · PRIMAVERA SOUND, BARCELONA (2006) · GLASTONBURY (2006) · X FACTOR UK (2006) · HARD ROCK CAFE, LONDON (2007) · SOB’S (2009) · NEW YORK, DUBAI CHILL OUT FESTIVAL (2011) · THE MARBELLA CLUB, SPAIN (2011) · LEGAGA, BUCHAREST (2013) · MIDEM, CANNES (2015) · HARD ROCK HOTEL, TENERIFE (2017) · TEATRO NUEVO APOLLO, MADRID (2018) · WIZINK CENTRE MADRID (2018) · CENTRO CULTURAL TEATRO 1 CDMX, MEXICO (2019) · CASINO DE PARIS (2019) · VERTI MUSIC HALL, BERLIN (2020) · BRIGHTON CENTRE, UK (2022) · Sion sous les étoiles FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND (2023) · FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CANARIAS JAZZ, TENERIFE (2023) · FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CANARIAS JAZZ, GRAN CANARIA (2023) · FESTIVAL GUITARE EN SCENE, ST-JULIEN-EN-GENEVOIS (2023) · Parco del Celio, ROME (2023) · jazzpiknik FESTIVAL, HUNGARY (2023) · BRAVO CAFFE, ITALY (2023) · BITEF ART CAFE, BELGRADE SERBIA (2023) · BLUE NOTE MILANO, ITALY · VORSTIN, AMSTERDAM (2023) · NEW MORNING, PARIS (2023) · leverkusener jazztage, germany (2023) ·
current album & live show
GET READY TO BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE SMOOTH VOCALS AND CAPTIVATING MELODIES OF CARLENE GRAHAM’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM. THIS SOULFUL SENSATION IS SET TO TAKE THE MUSIC WORLD BY STORM WITH HER POWERFUL, EMOTIVE, AND UNMISTAKABLY UNIQUE SOUND. WITH A VOICE THAT CAN BOTH SOOTHE AND IGNITE YOUR SOUL, CARLENE GRAHAM IS HERE TO REDEFINE R&B. PREPARE TO EMBARK ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT EXPLORES THE DEPTHS OF LOVE, PASSION, AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, ALL WRAPPED IN THE IRRESISTIBLE RHYTHMS OF R&B.
WITH A MIX OF CLASSIC INFLUENCES AND CONTEMPORARY FLAIR, CARLENE GRAHAM & ERROL ROSS HAVE CRAFTED A TIMELESS ALBUM THAT WILL RESONATE WITH MUSIC LOVERS OF ALL GENERATIONS. CARLENE GRAHAM IS A RISING STAR IN THE R&B MUSIC SCENE. HER UNIQUE VOICE AND AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING HAVE EARNED HER A DEDICATED FAN BASE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM. WITH INFLUENCES RANGING FROM THE LEGENDS OF R&B TO CONTEMPORARY INNOVATORS, SHE BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO THE GENRE. carlene graham's live experience is a must!!