Don Gialiani
born and raised in the capital city Georgetown, Guyana i Carlton Jevaun Washington referred to as "Don Gialiani" developed an early love for music listening to records and cassette tapes of music greats from my dad's collection. the release of Jay Z' 'Reasonable Doubt' in '96 and Mase's 'Harlem World' album in '97 completely turned my attention and focus on hip-hop music. (my rap influences are: Jay Z, Mase, Nas, Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Juelz Santana and Kanye West). From there on, making beats on desk tops, freestyling and and song writing was practically a regular day for me in the early years of high school. After high school, a few friends and i formed a group called 'Ragz to Richez' in around 2002, and thats when my recording career began. Our group was short lived but we did make a few hits ( After Party & V.I.P ) which were very encouraging even after we were no longer together. I then began my solo career working with popular producer, singer, song-writer 'Fojo' of 'Platinum Studio' and the song titled "Rude Boi" featuring Fojo was an instant hit. The music video premiered on every local television station simultaneouly and got great reviews in Ent. newspapers, magazines and websites. The releases of dancehall crossover 'Get Down' featuring Typheon and Malo and rock crossover 'Escape' featuring Andrew soon followed and were both recorded at the 'Brutal Tracks Studio'. Im currently working on a video for "Escape" after completing the "Mr. Universe" video which was done for a freestyle track. Im currently managed by Timeless Barbados Inc. who are the owners of the Barbados Music Awards and im working over time to complete my album titled "Destined" as soon as possible.
Performances
Basically i've performed at every major show in the country since my debut performance
Akon Show (debut)
Whats hott Guyana
Tony Matterhorn Show
JamZone Beach Pagent (peter Ram, Dr. Evil)
Inferno Concert (brick & Lace, Baby Cham, Munga, Mims)
Ignition Concert (Bounty Killer, Qq, Wayne Wonder)
Beenie Man & Lady Saw (Show & Glow)
Akon Concert (Carifesta)
WildFire Fest (Serani, Cecile, Sherwayne Winchester)
Barbados Hip Hop Festival (Kardinal Offishall)
to name a few.
My edge on all these dudez in da RAP GAME is definitely intelligence which is reflected in my Lyrics. Dont compare myself to too many rappers and im real wit rhymes... my people and the younger generation need a positive pressence and someone they can believe in, learn from and be motivated by. My main goal is to put my country 'Guyana' on the map for main stream music. EMAIL ME AT... DonGialiani@Gmail.com, Musicentralgy@gmail.com
music pages:
http://www.myspace.com/gialianihttp://gialiani.imeem.com
