Pronunciation - rEEEr - kAAAr - dOhDefinition - Really cannot be defined...but worth a try. Eclectic, revolutionary, where-the-hell-did-he-come-from-crazy jazz/ pop vocalist/ songwriter wit caribbean roots who will throw down some reggae-dancehall-soca at a brooklyn bashment then still holla some jazz-soul-blues the next day in an upper east side acoustic set fit for your mama and her peeps to nod approvingly to - then he runs down to the lower east side to be not so acoustically tempered in a funk-rock-alternative band hype enough for you and your shortie to just fall down worn out on the couch at home afterwards and make babies to the sound of a QuietStorm-esque ballad that this bruh r'kardo wrote and sang...just cause he could.....and did. Man......---------- QUOTESnever have I heard a male jazz vocalist perform an alanis morissette song and make it sound like nina simone met will downing. AND use a steel pan for the orchestration. fabulous.
stacy weekes-codrington, entertainment and society columnist, the brooklyn news----------a unique and powerful baritone vocal
lonny price, director, musical theatre works, NY---------- when I listen to this boy, shades of will downing, teddy p. and larry graham shine through within his own unique style he is a living cushion of sound.
angela martin-hinds, entertainment columnist, the trinidad guardian..War
Add to My Profile | More Videossinger/ songwriter r’kardo grew up in the sunny isle of trinidad where his passion for music and performance was developed by an eclectic exposure to different musical genres from the early age of 8.. He is an accomplished actor and guitarist, This progression culminated in a bfa in musical theatre with an emphasis on jazz performance.He has performed his smoky interpretations and original material at new york’s own brooklyn academy of music, ART south oxford space, cami hall, soul cafe, the village underground, cafe wha, crash mansion, funk poetry spot the chocolate monkey and the infamous brooklyn moon café.
