KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska
Fans of female jazz vocalists such as Nina Simone, Lena Horne and Cassandra Wilson should be right at home with the music of Charmaine Clamor, who is performing here in Kodiak tomorrow (Saturday) night. She’s been described as "a Filipino Sarah Vaughan."
Clamor (clah-MOOR) is performing at 7 o’clock Saturday evening at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Kodiak Arts Council office or at the door.
— (Clamor 1 12 sec "And I think I may have … even as a young girl.")
Clamor (clah-MOOR) grew up in the small town of Subic-Zambales (SOO-bic sum-BAH-lez) in the Philippines, and moved to America as a teenager. She was discovered while working as a karaoke host:
— (Clamor 2 19 sec "According to my parents … before I talked.")
She currently is on a tour of Alaska, and last night played Juneau, another town with a sizable Filipino population:
— (Clamor 3 22 sec "We had such a blast … migrated here many years ago.")
