CELSO SALIM & DARRYL CARRIERE
Booking for 2025

Making music together for over 2 decades, Brazilian guitarist Celso Salim and California harmonica player Darryl Carriere released their first album in collaboration ‘About Time’. The album is receiving great reviews and has been on the Big Blues Chart Top 50 albums for 3 months in a row since its release in March 2024. 

Celso & Darryl’s music features a soulful blend of guitar & harmonica sounds with exciting compositions rooted in deep blues with hints of rock, country & soul music. They alternate on lead vocals, sing in harmony and present inspired performances with a magical synergy that captivating audiences everywhere. The band, which includes a rock-solid rhythm section featuring heavy weight musicians Mike Hightower on bass (Lester Butler, 44’s) and David Kida on drums (Rod Piazza, Kirk Fletcher), have performed all over California and are ready to take bigger stages. Recent shows include festivals Ojai Blues Fest 2023, 33rd Battle of the blues harps, Mammoth Village Fest, 2nd Harp Fest, Jazz Blues Cruise,  Brazil Tour 2022 and headlining venues such as Biscuits’n’blues, Catalina Jazz Club, The Mint and Cadillac Zack’s famous blues nights.
 

Celso Salim has 6 solo albums, won 3rd place at the 2019 International Blues Challenge and has 5 Independent Music Awards including one for best blues album. He toured with Larry McCray, performed with Magic Slim & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, opened for B.B. King, Deep Purple, Canned Heat, John Hammond, Joe Bonamassa, and most recently collaborated with guitarists Johnny Stachela and Artur Menezes. In Brazil, he has established a solid solo career and was also known for his acoustic duo with bassist Rodrigo Mantovani, as well as his work with two top Brazilian blues acts: Ari Borger Quartet & Sergio Duarte Blues Band. Celso re-located to Los Angeles in 2014 becoming one of the busiest and most respected guitarists in Southern California.

Winner of the 2019 IBC’s Lee Oskar harmonica award, Darryl Carriere was recently featured at the 2nd Harp Fest along with Mitch Kashmar & RJ Micho. Born and raised in Santa Monica, CA, Darryl started picking up the harmonica at the age of 12 influenced by his school friend Lester Butler of the band The Red Devils and never been apart from the instrument since. Throughout a long career he played in several bands including The Soultones & PCH Band, performed with Corey Stevens, Preston Smith and Robbie Krieger and is known for his collaborations with legendary drummer & producer Gary Mallaber, from Van Morrison & Steve Miller Band.