Celia Rose's third album, Stories, is a musical travelogue of sorts featuring songs inspired by her globetrotting adventures. From Alabama to Haiti and France to New York, Celia's folk/country tunes often combine with African rhythms (Nelly) or French and Haitian lyrics (Esperance) in order to tell the stories of people she's met and places she's been during her travels. Some songs will leave you breathless with emotion while others will leave you snapping your fingers and singing along. Turn up the music and enjoy the journey!
Celia Rose is a singer/songwriter who has performed throughout Africa, Haiti, Europe and the U.S., empowering women, inspiring youth and collaborating with top local artists wherever she’s been.
<> Originally from Alabama, her country/folk style shines through even when combined with Haitian rhythms and her sound has been compared to Joni Mitchell or Tori Amos mixed with some KT Tunstall spunk. After completing her first album (entitled simply, Celia Rose) in 2000, Celia moved to Haiti where she introduced American folk and country style songs to the jazz/funk and kompa music scene of Port-au-Prince.
Working with a local band (who then went on to become famous in Montreal under the name Wesli Band), Celia’s name was known throughout the country as she performed regularly on radio and TV and alongside top Haitian artists.
<> She moved to Paris, France in 2002, where her band, Wrapped in Rain, completed a full length album, Butterfly, performed at top Parisian venues and was discovered by a talent scout and sent on multiple tours as U.S. Cultural Ambassadors to Africa.
Not only did they tour 8 countries in Africa and receive additional grant money to make an album of songs performed on their tours, but an up-and-coming Namibian film producer made a documentary of Celia and her band during a week long tour in 2005.
<> Moving to New York City in 2007, Celia went on to complete her third album, Stories, as well as a music video for her song “Little” (Lyrics for “Little” were printed in American Songwriter Magazine). While in New York, she taught songwriting for Harlem Children’s Zone, completed a master’s degree in music composition from NYU’s Gallatin program and composed music for the Dormia book series, Little Flower Yoga and dozens of other organizations. She performed at Peter Yarrow’s home (of Peter, Paul and Mary) and played regularly at top venues around the city.
<> In 2011, Celia moved back to Port-au-Prince, Haiti where she taught English through songs to students at J/P HRO’s School of Hope and performed regularly at Quartier Latin and Mango Lounge. American actor Sean Penn was quoted as calling her performance “sensational” and Celia was invited to sing the U.S. and Haitian National Anthems for the Marine Ball, which took place at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence and hosted over 1000 people.
<> Currently, Celia Rose is working towards completing her fourth album, Esperance, which will include songs recorded in Haiti with her incredibly talented Haitian band.
<> Celia recently moved to Calgary and is excited to be working with the artistic community on a number of new projects. She is looking forward to supporting the local community through music and to composing new, Calgary-influenced material. http://www.celiarosemusic.com
Band Name: Celia Rose
Album Name: Stories
Email Address: celiarose@gmail.com
Website Address: http://www.celiarosemusic.com
Music Style: indie-rock
Influences: Indigo Girls
