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.
It was whilst sitting on a beach in
Italy that he first heard Santana's
'Samba Pa Ti'. This was the defining
moment when he fell in love with the
guitar and decided a life in music was
for him!
He was signed to Bill Wyman's Ripple
Productions as a writer and artist collaborating
with him on several projects. He worked
with Julian Lennon and they co-wrote
"OK FOR YOU" on the multi-million
selling album "VALOTTE". He
has performed and recorded with a wide
variety of artists including Andy Williams,
Paul Rogers, Kenny Jones, Phil 'Animal'
Taylor (Motorhead), Ray Cooper(Elton
John), Chris Rea, Jack Hues(Wang Chung),
Pete Sinfield(King Crimson, ELP, Celine
Dion) and Ralph McTell.
For Billy Connolly he created the
"Watzin' Matilda" re-work
used for the "WORLD TOUR OF AUSTRALIA"
series and produced "STEALIN'"
for the film "STILL CRAZY"
starring Jimmy Nail. During a spell
living in San Francisco, Carmelo produced
and wrote tracks for the west coast
soul outfit 'SFO' featuring vocalists
Martin Scott and Rudi Wilburn from
'Pride and Joy'.
After being commissioned to make
acoustic albums for TV and film, Carmelo's
interest in acoustic and ethnic music
grew. This coincided with his meeting
with Kiki Dee, when he co-produced
two tracks with Gregg Penny (KD Lang,
Elton John) for her Greatest Hits
Album. This meeting was the start
of Kiki and Carmelo's musical collaboration
which led to their acoustic album
'Almost Naked' and UK tours.
Kiki and Carmelo's musical backgrounds,
influences and their combined interest
in exploring the cross over potential
of east and western musical genres
gave birth to the haunting and magical
album 'Where Rivers Meet'.
About
Us
The collaboration of Kiki Dee and Carmelo
Luggeri brings together their eclectic
backgrounds from the worlds of soul,
pop and rock and results in acoustic
act that pushes the boundaries and takes
the listener on a journey through the
emotions.
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.
New Album
The new joint album 'The
Walk of Faith' is officially
released.
Tour
Dates
6th October Hereford, Courtyard Theatre 13th October Maidstone, Pizza Express 21st October Whitby World Music Festival 3rd November Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington 16th\17th February London, Knightsbridge, Pizza on the Park
