October is Filipino American Heritage Month. To celebrate, the Kauai Concert Association will host Charmaine Clamor, a rising Filipino-American recording artist, on Sunday. The show is a joint fundraiser for the KCA and The Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce for
October is Filipino American Heritage Month. To celebrate, the Kauai Concert Association will host Charmaine Clamor, a rising Filipino-American recording artist, on Sunday.
The show is a joint fundraiser for the KCA and The Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce for the construction of its Kauai Philippine Cultural Center in Puhi.
“We wanted to do something for the large Filipino population here,” said Jason Blake, president of the KCA.
The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.
“She’s got a big voice, a big range. So she can sing low, sultry jazz stuff, but she can also belt really high,” Blake said. “She’s the first person to kind of fuse jazz and Filipino music.”
Clamor has been celebrated by The New York Times as “a gifted vocalist” and by The Los Angeles Times as “one of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade,” according to her website.
Her honors include the Asian Heritage Award in Performing Arts, Filipinas Entertainer of the Year and recognition as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the United States.
“With three consecutive albums in the JazzWeek World Music Top-20, including the rare feat of simultaneously making Top-5 on both the World and Traditional Jazz radio charts, Charmaine has earned unprecedented praise for her cultural trailblazing,” her website states. “But she won’t rest until audiences feel her passion for all kinds of music — and for the blessed planet we inhabit.”
Tickets cost $35 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students
For more information or to purchase tickets visit kauai-concert.org or call 245-SING.
