Calma Carmona

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 nameMyraida Desireé Carmona Díaz
OriginBayamón, Puerto Rico
GenresLatin Soul, soul
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsThere's No Other Girl
Websitewww.calmacarmona.com

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]

References
  1. Contreras, Felix. (1 December 2017). Alt.Latino Album Review: Calma Carmona's "100 Vidas". Alt.Latino
  2. Sound Check. (14 October 2014). New music: Alternative Soulstress Calma Carmona Reveals New EP "Presentiment". Afropunk
  3. 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
  4. Caceres, Joseph. (30 November 2017). Calma Carmona:La Obsesión musical. Merengada. (Puerto Rico)
  5. Labidi, Najma Kousri. (16 December 2014). Rétrospective 2014 – Musique: 10 femmes qui ont su imposer leur style. HuffPost. (Maghreb)
  6. Esteves, Marjua. (12 October 2015). Premiere: Get Lost In Time With Calma Carmona’s New EP ‘Presentiment’. Vibe. (USA)
  7. Pache, Juliana (5 October 2017). "Calma Carmona's sultry "100 Vidas" video highlights true Puerto Rican nightlife". The Fader. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  8. (18 September 2013). Boricua abrirá el show de Beyoncé. Elnuevodia.com. Puerto Rico
  9. Vale, Julissa. (11 April 2016). Calma Carmona: Latin-Soul Power. Afropop Worldwide.
  10. Moreno, Jorge Cano. (1 August 2016). Calma Carmona – The Soulstress. Urban Latino. (New York City)
  11. Gravity Thinking. (London, UK)
  12. Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Whisky: The Finishing Touch (2015). IMDb. (Glasgow, Scotland)
  13. (19 February 2016). Glenfiddich – 21 year old "the finishing touch" Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The Drum. (Glasgow, Scotland)
  14. Derek Williams. IMDb. (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  15. Glenfiddich 21 Year Old – The Finishing Touch. Vimeo. (Glasgow, Scotland)
  16. Apple Music Preview. Calma Carmona
  17. Apple Music Preview. Calma Carmona – Top Songs
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