Fusion Pop Singer and Songwriter Captures the Message of "The Other Side"

West African-born Singer Charley Charles is Ready to Release and Share "The Other Side" CD and Experience

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 19, 2004 -- Gearing up for a January release of a 13-song CD titled "The Other Side" on the independent label Coliseum Records, Charley Charles has experienced lifes highs and lows and looks forward to sharing his unique sound and story with wider audiences.

He describes the music on his debut CD as fusion pop that blends multiple genres into a unique sound, infusing the softness of Maxwell and pop appeal of Seal with a touch of Charles own soulfulness and alternative world music influences. The CD is available at www.charleycharles.com and Canterbury Records in Pasadena

Charles describes how at age nine he dismantled his father's wooden bookshelf to build his first guitar by hand. By age 14, he was playing professionally in nightclubs in Nigeria, eventually joining Grammy award-winning reggae group The Mandators as a singer, bass player and producer.

After coming to America in the early '90s, Charles spent time living in his car in east Oakland working as a room service waiter at a resort to put himself through school. He eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2001 where he signed a recording contract with independent label Coliseum Records.

Many of the songs on 'The Other Side CD talk about this journey that Ive been on, from the song 'How Many Tears which describes the pain of watching my mother struggle through poverty to raise nine children, to Free Your Mind which captures the exuberance of the club scene. The song 'In the Name of God refers to the cruelty and hypocrisy of violence perpetrated by religious extremists. Growing up in Africa, I experienced all of this and wanted to work it into my music," said Charles.

To help address world hunger, Coliseum Records and Charley Charles will donate 10 percent of the net proceeds from sales of Charley Charles "The Other Side" to shelters, churches and several humanitarian organizations, including UNICEF. Coliseum Records,

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