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Lola Morales

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About Me

A native San Franciscan born to parents from Nicaragua, Lola Morales grew up firmly grounded in both her Latina and American roots. Her music is a direct reflection of this vibrant combination. American Funk meets Latin Soul, her unique style has made a huge impact on audiences worldwide.The start of Lola’s musical career began in Ecuador while studying abroad from college. Moving there to study Spanish literature, she soon fell in amongst fellow musicians in Quito’s flourishing music scene. Singing in both English and Spanish, she swiftly built up a local fan base while performing in Quito's hottest nightclubs and bars.Back in San Francisco, Lola who also plays guitar, continued to sing and branched out into crafting her own original compositions while she completed her degree at UC Berkeley. During this time her distinctive style emerged: a combination of rich, melodic vocals over raw-edged beats and driving rhythms.With a move to London in 2003, Lola began wowing the crowds with her fusion-influenced music in no time at all. Fully immersed in London’s thriving musical circuit, Lola gigged regularly throughout the city’s numerous chic and stylish musical venues. Both her high-energy sets backed by a full band as well as her more intimate acoustic sets were wildly received.Lola has been touring hot spots in Asia since 2005 with residencies in Singapore, Indonesia and Japan and will be in Beijing this Fall during the Olympics.At the moment she is back in the US wrapping up her first full-length album entitled Lola Morales. The material on the album is inspired from her many travels and is written in both English and Spanish. Each song showcases the musical style that has won her fans around the world. Lola is excited about future collaborations with producers, fellow songwriters and musicians.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: WWW.LOLAMORALESMUSIC.COM
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Influences: Anything and everything from traditional Jazz to Latin classics to old-school Funk to modern day pop. I love it all and if it's written with soul y viene del corazon, then I'm a fan.
Sounds Like: American Funk meets Latin Soul
Type of Label: None

My Blog

MOVEMENT IN DETROIT

Leaving San Francisco was hard but arriving in Detroit during the Electronic Music Festival made the landing a lot easier! Summertime in Detroit is always a blast and the 3 day festival is outstandin...
Posted by Lola Morales on Thu, 29 May 2008 02:20:00 PST

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

Am in the supper shuttle on my way into the city and I already feel so excited to be back in my hometown! For some time now I have been longing to roam my familiar streets and traipse up and down my ...
Posted by Lola Morales on Thu, 29 May 2008 02:18:00 PST

BACK IN THE MIX

Hi everybody! Again, I have waited far too long to write! Please forgive - just been dealing with a few minor setbacks and delays this past year but things are looking up and it already feels like i...
Posted by Lola Morales on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:10:00 PST

WINNER BEST WORLD VOCALIST

Just wanted to thank all of you who voted for me for the Detroit Music Awards! Am proud to say that I won the award for Best World Vocalist. I love Detroit and I love the people in it. This award m...
Posted by Lola Morales on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:58:00 PST

METRO TIMES REVIEW

Hers is equal parts sexual tension, contemporary funk and Latin soul all filtered into a dance-pop template. It works well for either sweaty dance-club gyrations or some heady moonlit tryst on a sandy...
Posted by Lola Morales on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:41:00 PST

SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY

Hey there! Just finishing up my 3 month tour in Japan and thought I would check in and say hi! Japan was amazing and I fell in love with beautiful Tokyo.  The massive city claiming 26 million re...
Posted by Lola Morales on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:01:00 PST

DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Luna Nova has gotten the singer three Detroit Music awards nominations, including outstanding World Artist/Group, Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Vocalist and Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Recording.
Posted by Lola Morales on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PST

CRUISING DOWN 8 MILE...

HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE RISING SUN&NEVER EAT SHREADED WHEAT!What's up beautiful souls?? Been too long since I wrote and thought it was time I checked in and let you know where I am these days. It'...
Posted by Lola Morales on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:40:00 PST

DETROIT FREE PRESS REVIEW

Lola Morales' voice is soft, smooth, clear and impressively crisp. At Fishbone's last week, she filled the restaurant's massive performance stage with ease and garnered the undivided attention of patr...
Posted by Lola Morales on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:29:00 PST