Featuring:
-Rustee Allen (Bobby Womack, Sly and the Family Stone, Robin Trower): bass
-Jimi McKinney (Lenny Williams, The Commodores):keyboards
-Dante "Taz" Roberson (Eric Benet, Tony Toni Tone): drums
-Jose Najera (Merle Saunders, Azteca): percussions
-Mike Rinta (Howard Tate, Santana, Sly and The Family Stone): trombone
-Leah Tysse (Leah Tysse band, Chris Cobb Band): background vocals
-Dean Allen (The Delta Wires): guitar
-Dan Sachs (The Flamingoes, The Dan Sachs Band): guitar
Influences
The Boomtown Rats, Ian Dury, The Stranglers, The Kinks, Annie Lennox, John Lennon, Sting, Fela Kuti, Ismail Lo, U2, Louis Armstrong, The Police, Manu Chao, Ray Charles, Cake, Iggy, Earl Slick, David Bowie, Genesis, REM, Coltrane, Fats Waller, Mahalia Jackson, War, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Japan, Marianne Faithfull, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Aimee Mann, Grace Jones, Zap Mamma, Rachid Taha, Nick Cave, Booker T. Jones, Francoise Hardy, France Gall, Annie Lennox, Alain Bashung, Lucinda Williams, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kate Bush, The Police, Paul Weller, Genesis, Nick Drake, Louis Armstrong, Roxy Music, Ray Charles, Jobim, the Beatles, Jacques Brel, Serge Reggiani, Jacques Dutronc, Léo Ferré, Paco Ibanez, Debussy, Ravel...
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Hailing from Paris, France, and growing up in a small village of the French Alps, Clara Bellino blends heartfelt rhythms, magical lyrics, and unimaginable emotions into a rare mixture of solid American songs with an unfettered sense of humor and a European sense of what is amusing.
Americans probably remain puzzled by her songs in French, but are still moved by the rhythms and the performance. Her English songs are instantly understandable and the range between Europop and American Music is beguiling. All you have to do is listen to “Potential Criminal” or “Good Night Baby” and you won’t get these beautifully produced songs out of your head.
There is no single word that describes her songs. It’s a mixture of thoroughly requited love and, at odd times, real aggression, but with a sense of humor that never fades. Critic Bruce Bellingham compares her work to that of Faithful, Blondie’s Debby Harry and Nico before her involvement with The Velvet Underground.
Clara grew up in a household where she was saturated in the essence of instrumentation and true musicianship. As a solidified Jazz fan, Clara's father exposed her to the musical artistry of such industry Legends who include Zappa, The Beatles, Mahalia Jackson, Bob Dylan, Fats Waller and
Miles Davis. These experiences inspired Clara to pursue what would become her life's passion. She completed a ten year Conservatory program covering the fundamentals of Music Theory, Harmony, Piano and Tenor Recorder and is also an accomplished guitarist.
Clara performed center stage at a slew of concert and club venues along the California coastline. She played the Olympics in her hometown of Albertville, France and, from Santa Cruz to San Francisco, spent the majority of the 1990's entertaining live audiences at The Great
American Music Hall, The Paradise, and more recently at Café Du Nord in San Francisco and a fantastic performance on the last Angel Island Ferry in San Francisco Bay in 2008.
She also played benefits in Washington, D.C., Paris and for Code Pink in Berkeley, CA. Some of these benefits include Music in Schools Today, Guitars Not Guns, Beyond the Hoop, Katrina, Food Not Bombs, Toys for Tots, and the Monterey Pop Festival 40TH Anniversary with "Musicians for Peace." Clara has also worked with solid musicians including Rustee Allen (Bass), Jimi McKinney (Keyboardist) who have worked with popular artists such as Sly, the Commodores, Bobby Womack, Tower of Power, Lenny Williams etc.
In 2005, Clara released a definitive single, “Come and Stay with Me,” which was chosen to appear on an Austin-based label compilation, Juxtamusician. The following year, Clara Bellino recorded and released a twelve track studio LP, Embarcadero Love, which was recorded while Clara was living on a sailboat moored at Embarcadero Cove in the Oakland estuary of San Francisco Bay.
Over the past two years, Embarcadero Love has gone on to sell more than 2,000 copies. Already in the pre-production stages of a new single that was gifted by long-time friend Bobby Sharp (author of “Unchain My Heart”) is “Hand in Hand.” Nat King Cole was interested in this song, but fell ill before he could pursue it. It remains an unreleased classic.
Clara continues to stand out amongst the mainstream, in part to her eclectic energy, personality and ability to sing in different languages. Clara's profound talents have led her to licensing her
French material to the syndicated, television program, Nash Bridges, as well as starring as a singer in the 1993, feature film, Steal America.
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Yo Clara Bellinoasaurus. I just found out that we're related...and as a special family only present we've made a new song for you called "End of Days" (start doing backflips now). It's an epic instrumental opus to the moment when our ancient Dino relatives saw a large fiery object plummeting towards them. Please come to our page, give it a listen and let us know if it makes you feel like something catastrophic is gonna happen. If the song upsets you too much we will be holding several s support groups (read: comcerts) in the near future. Check our page for locations, dates and times.
You're welcome sweetheart!! Thanks for accepting me as your friend. I appreciate the compliment!! I love your voice.."Potential Criminal" is my favorite!! Much love and success to you!!
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