Carlos Xavier

A Bay Area vocalist, raised in the Salsa music scene, has been singing in nightclubs for over twenty years. He draws influence from the music of his upbringing; urban hip-hop, R&B, and rock, and combines them with the affluent Latin rhythms. His roots in the Latin power vocal style produce warm, beautiful tones as he exhales his melodies. Carlos Xavier is his name and singing is his game!

Carlos engages his audience with his pure, passionate vocals. Backed by his band and his years of musical experience Carlos is able rise up and shine. His music has taken his groups all over the world. He has played with Los Mocosos at the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Australia as well as throughout the Caribbean as a cruise ship entertainer. Carlos has toured throughout the United States as well as Canada. When not on the road Carlos can be heard throughout nightclubs weekly.

The past years have served to educate and develop Carlos’ talent as he currently heads his solo career. The result is outstanding musicianship and a fully developed, unique sound. His sound is very identifiable to the Latin American community as it draws from Latin Balada roots and meshes them with the rock and pop. His melodies are expressed through his passionate lyrics and his desire reach people’s souls. The music world eagerly awaits the new sound of Carlos Xavier.

Carlos Xavier fused his original songs with a New York salsa producer and East coast musicians, to create a unique style of salsa putting it in a league of its own. This salsa album ranges from R&B, Rock, Hip-Hop, Gospel, Blues, Vallenato to Latin Pop all within the rules of salsa. An album for all types of listeners to enjoy. I made an album to make you dance, laugh, sing, cry and simply to enjoy listening to. A must for DJ’s and salsa music lovers.

When I fell in love with salsa, about 22 years ago, it became my dream to make a salsa album. Especially using the musicians and producers that made the style of salsa that I loved. I never believed it would happen but it did. With this album I plan to bring that style of salsa back that I heard many years ago and make it relevant to today, all while making it my own.

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a melting pot of cultures so I had many genres of music in my ear. My song writing style shows that and I’m very proud of it. A first generation born American to parents born in Nicaragua, my Latin roots will always be who I am, and I feel fortunate to have grown up in an era where many styles of urban music were being brought to life. So I reflect that in my writing and want to offer the world my sound as a singer/songwriter.