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]
Calma Carmona | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Myraida Desireé Carmona Díaz |
| Origin | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Latin Soul, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | There's No Other Girl |
| Website | www |
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ 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) Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Keep It Kinky Magazine
- ^ Caceres, Joseph. (30 November 2017). Calma Carmona:La Obsesión musical. Merengada. (Puerto Rico)
- ^ Labidi, Najma Kousri. (16 December 2014). Rétrospective 2014 – Musique: 10 femmes qui ont su imposer leur style. HuffPost. (Maghreb)
- ^ Esteves, Marjua. (12 October 2015). Premiere: Get Lost In Time With Calma Carmona’s New EP ‘Presentiment’. Vibe. (USA)
- ^ Pache, Juliana (5 October 2017). "Calma Carmona's sultry "100 Vidas" video highlights true Puerto Rican nightlife". The Fader. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ (18 September 2013). Boricua abrirá el show de Beyoncé Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 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)
- ^ Gravity Thinking. (London, UK)
- ^ Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Whisky: The Finishing Touch (2015). IMDb. (Glasgow, Scotland)
- ^ (19 February 2016). Glenfiddich – 21 year old "the finishing touch" Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The Drum. (Glasgow, Scotland)
- ^ Derek Williams. IMDb. (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- ^ Glenfiddich 21 Year Old – The Finishing Touch. Vimeo. (Glasgow, Scotland)
- ^ Apple Music Preview. Calma Carmona
- ^ Apple Music Preview. Calma Carmona – Top Songs
External links edit
- Official website
- Calma Carmona at IMDb
- Calma Carmona on Facebook