Charmaine Blackman

In June 2009 Charmaine Blackman Travelled To Costa Rica To Perform As A Reggae Act At The Rainforest Aid Festival A New Event Which Is Scheduled To Be An Annual Event In Different Parts Of Costa Rica To Promote The Perseveration Of The Rainforest. Little Did She Know This Trip Would Have Had A Profound Influence On Her Life And Career Although She Captivated The Audience With Her Reggae Renditions She Fell In Love With Rock Music As She Watched Groups Like ‘Kohabit’ And ‘Before The Fall’ Perform And Decided There And Then To Make Rock Music A Part Of Her Life Which Materialized In A 10 Track Album Called CHANGES Composed Arranged And Produced By Bonny Alves. Changes Was The Fitting Name For The Album Because Not Only Was It Calling For A Change In Man’s Care Of The Rainforest As Evidence On The Title Track But Also It Was A Change In The Repertoire/style Hence The Name Changes. “Many People Have Express Surprise At How Quickly I Have Adapted To This Kind Of Music But After Listening And Performing Tina Turner Songs For Years The Transition Was Not Difficult” Charmaine Explained “as A Matter Of Fact It Was A Lot Of Fun!”
The Album Covers A Wide Range Of Topics From Love To Rainforest Preservation To Speeding To Creation To Frustration To Friendly Tips And A Tribute To Michael Jackson. The Music Too Is Very Catchy And Has Some Great Guitar Solos.
Buy This Album And Be A Part Of This Experience CHARMAINE BLACKMAN Has Been Singing For 19 Years Professionally. Her Versatility Superb Range And Exceptional Talent Have Helped To Establish Her As A Leading Voice In The Field Of Music In Guyana. In An Era When Guyana’s Music Had Sunken To Its Lowest Ever Charmaine Must Be Considered A Pioneering Voice In Our Nation’s Musical Rebirth. Charmaine Has Sand With Many Of Guyana’s Top Bands And Her Voice And Features Have Been Associated On Radio And Television Commercials For Some Of The Major Companies In Guyana The Likes Of Mings Products & Services Ltd Courts Guyana Ltd Wireless Connections Guyana Lottery Company Banks DIH Ltd Caricom Demerara Distillers Ltd Geddes Grant Guyana Ltd UNESCO Guyenterprise And Creative Advertising Agencies And More Recently The Mayor & Councillors Of The City Of Georgetown Just To Name A Few. She Was Also Contracted To Work On Assignments For The Guyana Government Periodically. Charmaine Has Appeared On Stage With The Cream Of Top Caribbean And International Artistes That Include Eddie Grant Shabba Ranks Buju Bantan Allison Hinds And Square One Krosfayah Gregory Issacs Beres Hammond Machael Montano And Xtatic Shadow Calypso Rose Boris Gardiner Super Blue Lord Kitchener Dobby Dobson Manuel Obregon Dub City Renegades And Others. Touted As Guyana’s Most Recorded Voice With Over 300 Recordings Featured On Advertisements And 13 CDs Ranging From Ballads To Hip-Hop Disco Reggae Soca And Rock 6 Of Which Are Solo Albums. She Was Crowned Road March Queen In 1997 In Guyana’s Mashramani Celebrations With A Song Entitled “Soca Music” And Has The Most Popular Tracks On The Yoruba Singers Reggae Albums “CONSCIOUSNESS” And ‘CONSCIOUSNESS 2” That Were Listed On The Top 20 Most Played Reggae Albums For The Years 1999 And 2003 Respectively On The US Island Of Guam’s KPRG 89.3FM Plus In 1993 Two Of Her Tracks Contributed Majority To The Album “Consciousness 2” Reaching No 1 On The Same Island. She Has To Her Credit Over 35 Music Videos Some Of Which Was Featured Regularly On The CMC’s Program ‘Riddim Express’ Reaching Over 22 Countries Of The Caribbean CVN International Music Television City TV’s Much Music Television And Rogers Caribbean Channel - Canada Radio-TV Africana Asian TV Boston’s Riddim & Soul BNN-TV In The USA STVS Suriname And Ben Television London. This Extensive Airplay Has Cause Charmaine To Become The Most Talked About Home-Based Artiste. Charmaine Blackman Is A Fine Cultural Ambassador Touring Several Countries And Has Attended Toronto’s Caribbean Festival ‘Caribana’ Ottawa’s ‘Urban Music Festival’ And ‘Labor Day’ In New York Rainforest Air Music Festival In Costa Rica Among Others But Her Biggest Musical Experience Has Been The RINGBANG MILLENNIUM CONCERT In Tobago That Was Televised By The BBC To 2.5 Billion Viewers Around The World. Charmaine Has Moved To Another Level By Being The Co-Executive Producer For The Locally Produced Movies ‘THE WILL TO LIVE’ Released In 2005 ‘RIGHT CHOICES’ Released In 2007 And KING OF DRUMS Released In October 2009 All Of Which She Is Featured. Charmaine Was Contracted To Do A Stint On The Golden Princess Cruise Line And Was Very Impressive As She Belted Out Songs From The 50’s To The New Millennium Showing Great Range Versatility Power And Creative Choreography. She Was Nicknamed ‘Tina’ By Every Single Cruise During Her Nine Week Stint. read less