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Esteban Carvallo

About Me

I love life, love my family, and love God for blessing me with the skills to be a musician. My passion for music has led me to work with artists from many different genres. Music is not only my profession it is part of who I am. I have had the opportunity to backup all of the major soca/calypso artists of the caribbean such as Sparrow, Baron, Rupee, Alison Hinds,Shadow, Beckett, David Rudder, Ajamu, Maximus, Ajala, Anslem Douglas, Fayanne lion, Calypso Rose (too many to mention all), and all the wonderful Toronto based musicians and bands I have worked with, such as Neu Jenarashun, Moses Revolution, Ossie Gurley and the Relatives and all the other musicians and promoters who have called upon me over the years.
R&B and Jazz artists such as Percy Sledge, Andrea Henry formerly of Sugar Jones, Michael Shand, Muhtadi, Jane Bunnet, K.O.S. and Sharon Musgrave. Spoken word artists, Dwayne Morgan,Ozi Ijeh, Black Kat.
Music has always been part of me from my gospel roots working with Paulis Sanchez, Pastor Richard Brown, Toronto Mass Choir, Youth Outreach Mass Choir, Amoy Levy, Londa Larmond and Gospel Soul Sisters, Ron Winans, Richard Picart of www.Gospelcity.com with Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale, Selections, Excel, Pape Avenue Brass, Vessels of Honour, Yes to Life, Karen Burke, Music Minister Mark Thomas, and the others whom I have not forgotten but are too many to mention. Working with these artists has given me the opportunity to be part of an opening act for Hezekiah walker, Darryl Coley,Tri-City, Clark Sisters, Montreal Jubilation, John P. Kee, Shirley Ceasar, and many more. I thank you all, for helping me to become who I am today.
I Call this the Old Skool slide show for all those who insist
on reminding me of years gone by. Check out the styles..L.O.L!!!
Playing B3organ for Percy Sledge and opening for the Temptations
at the International centre Toronto 2006
Preparing some bass tracks to send to Mr. Derek Brin
In Studio
Might as well lay down some acoustic
Toronto Mass Choir album release
Bass for Denyse Plummer in Montreal
With the Mighty Sparrow before the show
Working with Allison Hinds from Square One and Rupee
in downtown Toronto show
After the Christmas gig with Crazy 2005
My home choir YOMC Youth outreach Mass Choir
backing Celine Dione wayyyyyyyy back in the day
rehearsing with Ajamu
In session with the legendary Chalkdust
One of my favourite and most amazing vocalist/choir director I ever had the pleasure of working with, Amoy Levy. She makes everybody sound good and harmonies for days!!!!When Amoy and her family get together it's over. Her ears are amazing, she can come into a studio and within minutes laydown all the parts and it would be flawless.I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE SOLO ALBUM.
My friend, host of Caribbean Vibrations, Royette
The soul jazz side with Isaac Agyeman
Amazing up and coming artist Naki
Sly from Roy Cape
Had the opprtunity to meet Nadi Batson while working with Rudder
Toronto Mass Choir MD the amazing Joy Brown
Only people I know that can play real Gospel
and then play Reggae correct, TMC rhythm section
It was a great night working with Paulis
My New Beginning
My Wife

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/1/2006
Band Members:
Neu Jenerashun

Dancing at the Jazz festival 2005

Jane Bunnet jammin with us at the gala

Power Up Choir workshop 2008

Playing Bass for the sweet soca voice The Baron

Working the keyboards for the Mighty Sparrow

Bass for calypso tent toronto 2005

At soundcheck

Playing keys for Rupee

Keys For Christ at West Toronto

Morgan and Terry the most amazing session horns in T.O.

With David Rudder and Trini Jacobs fallfete 2004

On tour Miami summer 2005

Bass for Mark Mosca Pan Jazz

The Show with Maximus Dan, Susan, and Timmy

Liming with Aubrey and Maximus

rehearsing with auntie, the amazing Calypso Rose

Friday night gig

Anslem and Duane Summer 2007

Reggae soul with Rusty Zinn from L.A. at Jazz Festival

At OSS Studios with Ossie Gurley

European video shoot for a show

Earlyn Alexander receiving a MAJA gospel award
I have the highest respect for this man. He has always
been encouraging and a great role model to me since I was
just a youth. A man of honour with a kind heart, and one of the
first person to give me an opportunity to do a recording.

Moses, Mark, David Rudder and me after the show

Trini Jacobs out of Miami, backstage before I have to going on

David Rudder after the session

Amazing backup vocalist

My former Boss and incredible Choir Director Sharon Riley at Blues Festival in Ottawa

Pan Player Joy Lapps at Calypso Monarch Toronto
Influences: Gospel (Milton Brunsen, Soul Children of Chicago, Mississippi Mass, Commissioned, Clark Sister, The Winans, Hezekiah, Kirk,Donnie, Yolanda, Daryl Coley,Tri-City,etc.....)Jazz (Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Ray Brown, Herbie Hancock, Nat King Cole, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Clifford Brown, Phineas Newborn, Bud Powell,etc......)Soca/Calypso (Mighty Sparrow, Shadow, Lord Nelson, Blakie, David Rudder, Beckett, Super Blue, Lord Kitchener, Black Stalin, Scrunter,Merchant, Roaring Lion, Lord Shorty, Gypsy, Mighty Gabby, Calypso Rose,etc....)Reggae (Bob Marley, Beres hammond, Morgan Heritage, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Carlene Davis, Toots, Steel Pulse, Eddie lovette,etc......)R&B/FunkLatin

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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Quien Music Video - Live Concert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRrgk45tkdw Had the honour of working with Paulis at this concert
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