CHARMAINE Blackman’s latest new track, ‘The Word’, tiptoes between electronica and disco, coming together to form an ‘Ethnic Fusion’ with lyrics taken from the Gospel of St. John Chapter I, and crafted by other composing and musical veteran, Bonny Alves.
Known for her tenacity, versatility and range, she captures a quiet, reflective mood in this track, coupled with an acute reminder of where the world began, “delivering the accurate and inspiring emotions necessary for the song”.

Apart from ‘The Word’, Charmaine is also gearing up to do a video that is based on the Mahdia tragedy, which claimed the lives of 20 children. “This song does not say Mahdia, or the children, but it speaks of situations around that event. It’s called, ‘Do It Today’,” she shared with Pepperpot Magazine.
The Guyanese musician, who has quite a knack for turning heads due to her unique styles of fashion and performances, has completed recording multiple new songs for the year so far.
She has also been working with artistes associated with ‘SSignal Productions’, a production company owned by herself and her husband, Bonny Alves.
Charmaine just recently received the Roc Pioneers Award from overseas-based Shawn DemRoc McAllister, as someone who has made an impression and contributed to Guyana’s music industry for over three decades.

She had reflected on the period when it was just she and her husband who were producers, with no one else really doing anything in the field. Looking back through the years, she’s happy that she has gotten some recognition for the hard work that they’ve put in.
Even now, after 33 years of being in the industry, Charmaine said she has not lost much of the energy and drive needed to succeed.
“Every year you learn different things. I think if I wake up one morning and am not able to sing anymore, I would really be depressed,” she had expressed.
Relating how she’s successfully dealt with negativity that came her way over the years, she said: “At first it bothered me, but I have not lost sleep over that. I have come to know my worth and who I am, and it doesn’t really bother me anymore.”

For one thing, being a judge for competitions has convinced Charmaine that others trust her and know her worth. On some days, though, she can’t help but notice how people with “a quarter” of her talent don’t have to deal with as much negativity as she had to.
Meanwhile, when she won the most recent award, McAllister, in a social media post said that Charmaine’s “versatility, superb range and exceptional talent” have helped to establish her as a leading voice in the field of music in Guyana.

“Charmaine has sang with many of Guyana’s top bands, the likes of the Majestics Live, The Cannon Balls Band, Pete’s Caribbean Fusion and the Yoruba Singers, and her voice and features have been on radio and television commercials for some of the major companies in Guyana, the likes of Mings Products & Services Ltd, Courts (Guyana) Ltd, Wireless Connections, Guyana Lottery Company, Banks DIH Ltd, CARICOM, Demerara Distillers Ltd, Geddes Grant (Guyana) Ltd, UNESCO, Guyenterprise and Creative Advertising Agencies and The Mayor & Councillors of the City of Georgetown, just to name a few.”