BIOGRAPHY

 

Reggae, Hip Hop, Latin, jazz, soul: the eclectic sound of multi-talented musician and singer/songwriter Carvalho evokes them all with his captivating melodies.

He started performing as a teenager, composing poems and tunes which later became reflective songs about love, society, passion and pride. His musical influences are equally diverse – think Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and Meshell Ndegeocello to name just a few.

The Birmingham-born artist taught himself to play guitar at the age of 14, when he bought his first bass. Over the years, he has added the flute, keyboards, rhythm guitar and percussion to his impressive repertoire.

In 2005 Carvalho formed his band, The Xtended Family, which gigs across the UK and often appears on popular Midlands station BBC Radio WM. He has also jammed with many other musicians including David Bowie’s bass player, Gail Ann Dorsey.

Carvalho says: "For me, music is all about self-expression, tapping into the inner senses and reshaping them in a way that engages the listener."

His album is titled "All the things you know to be true" expect a sonic bed of different musical textures, timbres and lyrics that intrigue but stay in your mind. The album features musicians from the Xtended Family H on guitar, Mark Davis Andy Mason percussion, Ben Cook on Trombone, Leeanne Stoddart vocals/spoken word and Stateside based rapper E7P.

At the moment as well as being busy with his album he has been collaborating with various producers and Artists. Soon to be released Decadent creatures project with Holland based producer/musician D Felic.

South African based DJ Mtshepang who he has collaborated with on 4 tracks for his upcoming House project. Brazilan and Sao Paulo based DJ's and producers BSC on 2 tracks of which Sweet Ebony will be released shortly.

Also working with Jahgillaz from Norway on a project called Freequency of which an album is being recorded between the UK and Oslo. Reggae wise collaborations with the Tech Detective Australian based Producer for an album and with various tracks for Brighton based Sound System Unity. London based producer KD has requested the vocal and songwriting skills of Carvalho on a couple of his tracks called Sunshine and That's the way.

After chart success in South Africa with the remix of Loving You with Nutty Nys, Carvalho has started to write for a South African based artist LeeRoy Wright who is signed to David Gresham records