Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
The collaboration of Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri brings together their eclectic backgrounds from the worlds of soul, pop and rock and results in an acoustic act that pushes the boundaries and takes the listener on a journey through the emotions.
Since they first started working together several years ago, Carmelo and Kiki have been on a journey that has not only resulted in beautiful music that speaks straight to the heart, but also on a road of growing and learning for the guitarist and vocalist. They are equally at home doing an acoustic arrangement of a known song or experimenting with Indian drones and tablas.
Their music expresses a real authenticity about who they are, where they're at and what they want to say. Nothing is contrived or manufactured. Kiki and Carmelo are two song-writers and musicians in control of what they produce and focused on where they want to go.
Kiki's impeccable vocal abilities have established her impressive credentials as a musician during a career which has spanned some three decades. She has covered all bases - from classic interpretations of soul hits, to a repertoire of live and recorded material which includes eight UK Top Forty hits.
Carmelo's abilities as a guitarist, composer and producer have taken him on a rich and interesting musical path over the last two decades. Born in England of Italian parents, Carmelo was mainly self-taught with some classical training.
Kiki & Carmelo have just signed a long term Licensing contract with EMi Music. From the summer of 2008 they are going to release all the Kiki Dee Rocket albums and the Kiki and Carmelo albums.
Website: www.kikiandcarmelo.com/