 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Apo chikwata cheDakar chakapetwa muna 1976, Davis akaumba Chi Sound Records, achiramba achiwana kubudirira naWalter Jackson uye kuva nehurukuro huru yakabudirira muna 1978 naGene Chandlers Get Down. Mushure mekunge chibvumirano chekuparadzira ne20th Century Records chapera muna 1981, Davis akashandisa kuzvimiririra kwekuparadzira kwemakore maviri asati avhara Chi Sound pasi. Iyo kambani yaive nekumutsiridzwa kwenguva pfupi muna 1989-90, isati yavhurwazve muna 2007 uye yakaramba ichishanda kusvika parufu rwaDavis. Musi waFebruary 11, 2013, Carl Davis akakudzwa panguva ye55th Grammy Awards, pamwe chete nemamwe mabhizimisi akawanda emimhanzi mumutambo wemifananidzo yechirangaridzo. 