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
9 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.
Authentic...mature...
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.
"We've both been writing and
performing for a long time" said
Kiki " and our work together
now is all about taking our experiences
and putting what we've learned into
our music" she added.
Exciting...intimate...
Whether performing live or through
their recorded music, what excites
and motivates this truly open and
sensitive creative partnership is
connecting with the audience. "
If we know we have touched someone
and made a difference in some way,
then everything begins to make sense"
explains Carmelo. "We use our
music as a form of communication but
we also want to have fun through it
and create something positive, uplifting
yet thought-provoking".
In 1994 Kiki and Carmelo began working with Steve Brown who inspired them to develop their musical direction working closely with them on 'Almost Naked' and 'Where Rivers Meet'...Steve was also instrumental in Elton's early career with Bernie Taupin and produced the first Elton album,he went on to run Rocket records (the rocket mans label) and worked with Kiki on her first hit songs Amoureuse and Ive Got the Music in Me during that period.
About
Carmelo
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'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.
