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Filipina singer

Musical artist

Charmaine Clamor is a singer from the Philippines who combines Filipino folk songs with American jazz and blues.

Biography

Born in Subic, Zambales, Philippines, Charmaine Clamor began her singing career at age three, entertaining passengers in buses traveling to Manila. As she grew, she began providing piano accompaniment while her mother sang kundiman (Filipino torch songs) and English language classics.

She grew up speaking Tagalog and singing karaoke, moving to the U.S. when she was sixteen years old. She received a master's degree in physical therapy and worked as a physical therapist in hospitals and clinics. She has volunteered for environmental organizations that promote "green living", is a pesco-vegetarian, and grows an organic vegetable garden.

Charmaine clamor concertina

Career

She made the top 5 on the Jazzweek World (No. 2) and Traditional Jazz (No. 4) charts and is the first Filipino-American musician to place two consecutive reco