Rea
Vocals

Rea is a natural singer-songwriter. Ever since appearing in a music video at three and recording her first song at six, Rea has performed everything from reggae and 60s / 70s soul and motown to jazz and Latin. "I listen to a wide variety of music and therefore I feel this is reflected through the music I create. I feel the music transcends genre, as it is what is in the heart that matters. I like to see each song as a canvas on which to paint musical ideas."

​Rea's vocal style branches everything from jazz, progressive rock, funk and romantic to Celtic folk, Latin, pop and minimalism. Rea won an international songwriting competition in 2005 and last year released a solo album "8 Hours" to great acclaim. "I really believe that music can make the world go round, and that special song or piece has the power to inspire, communicate and translate what otherwise cannot be said in simple words. I feel we have a responsiblity as artists to keep filling the world with light, hope and encourage others to keep creating a better world."

Daniela
Vocals

​​Daniela is originally from Chile. She started singing when she was ten years old and composing songs at the age of thirteen. She studied music at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) where she fell in love with jazz and blues. She has played with several bands around the UK including the Rhythm Swing Quintet. After living in England for the past 6 years Daniela felt the need to reconnect with her Latin American roots, the music she grew up with, and started singing with Fiesta Latina. Nothing makes her feel better than dancing to the rhythm of a good salsa or Cumbia song.

Tony
Vocals

Leading man Tony, born and bred in Madrid, has dedicated his professional life to his passion, the music in its many wonderful flavours and forms. An engaging and inspiring lead vocalist and showman, Tony has grown up immersed in an array of music and dance styles from salsa and Latin to Spanish Copla, Pop, Flamenco, Classic Ballad. Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap and Flamenco.

Recent accreditations include OEM Orquesta (Barcelona), Quin Ritme (Barcelona), Barcelona-Remember(Barcelona), Bourbon Cafe (Madrid), Stradivarius (Valencia) and Amadeus Orchestra (Madrid). Musical theatre accreditations include La Viuda Alegre, El viaje a Simorgh, Aggiungi un posto a tavola, El Callejon de los Gatos, Top Broadway & Magic and Antologia.

Rory
Vocals, Alto Saxophone, Flute

Diáspora's writer, producer and saxophonist Rory first discovered Latin music and salsa through listening to the records of Paquito D'Rivera and has been composing and arranging Latin music since 2005.

Originally from Stroud, Gloucestershire, Rory studied saxophone at the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music, before moving to London where he currently sings and plays sax/flute in Phasma and Rory Jazz and Bossa Nova ensembles and keyboards in Latin party band Fiesta Latina. Diáspora combines Rory's love of fiery Latin rhythms, cool Brazilian harmony and sultry lyricism.

Soso
Piano

Soso is an inspirational piano player, keyboardist and synth specialist, well-versed in all genres especially jazz and funk. Having grown up in Hungary, Soso hails from a musical family and has also played with Diáspora, Fiesta Latina, Phasma, Rory and Tiger Music Entertainment as well as touring with several bands appearing at venues and festivals throughout Europe.

Will
Bass

One of the founding members of the band, Will, originally from Wimbledon, has been gigging frequently on bass guitar, upright bass and piano since his school days. Will has travelled to some incredible destinations, including living in Brazil and Cuba (six months in each country), working as a professional agent in the Canary Islands and taking frequent trips to the Iberian Peninsula. Diáspora combines two of his main interests: his passion for all things Hispanic and Lusitanian and his love of great music.

Fernando
Kit, Timbales

Fernando grew up in Madrid. Graduate of the Madrid Royal Conservatory, IES "Cardenal Cisneros" and I.E.S Jaime Vera, Fernando is an accomplished Latin drummer and percussionist who has recently appeared in Combo Yanze as part of Salsa Al Mar and Exilio LGBT Latin Dance Club.

Lilli
Congas

Lilli, pioneer of the "Chambomba" groove, is perhaps most well-known as percussionist, pianist and vocalist in Penya, a band blending Colombian and Latin influences with dance music, rock and electronica, who recently launched their self-titled album to great acclaim. No stranger to the London Latin circuit having played with several salsa bands, Lilli makes frequent trips to Cuba where she has studied with some of the world's leading bands and percussionists. In addition to being a natural phenomenon and creative whirlwind of talent, Lilli is also an avid photographer, linguist and translator.

Harry
Bongo, Bell, Guiro

Diáspora's bonguero, Harry, from Colombia, has Latin rhythms in his blood. He worked for 10 years as lead percussionist for Paloqsea, a Latin American theatre company in Barcelona performing annually in LatinAmericando in Milan. In addition, he has worked with the Tutalis theatre company on the Cavais de Menorca Production and has worked as a music teacher. Since relocating from Barcelona to London, Harry produces and plays kit for Tiger Music Entertainment, one of the UK’s hottest emerging professional party bands. Harry is also cajon player in Fiesta Latina and percussionist in Phasma.

Olly
Tenor Saxophone

Olly is one of the founding members of Diáspora having played tenor and soprano saxophones, alto saxophone and flute with the band since 2009. Originally from London, Olly studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and shortly afterwards met Rory in Manchester where he was teaching German and French. Since relocating to London, Olly has continued to excel in improvisational styles and contributed some soulful sax solos for Diáspora's album Supersalsanova. In his spare time, Olly enjoys travelling, in particular ski trips to the Alps and Canada.

Joe
Trombone

Joe took up the trombone at age 12, having played flute from the age of 7. Joe has studied Jazz trombone at the Guildhall in London and has had the opportunity to study under some of the top musicians on the British Jazz scene including Stan Sulzmann, Steve Fishwick and Gareth Lockrane as well has having Classical training from world-renowned teacher Peter Gane.

​In addition to running his own quintet, Joe also regularly performs with the Hard Bop sextet Jessop Jessop Jessop, and with the Jazz Fusion septet Elephant Talk.

Tom
Trumpet

A small child’s imagination is easily captivated, and for Tom it was the sonorous colours of the brass on the many CDs that his parents used to play that got him excited every time. With an ancestry of brass-banders it was in the blood, and seeing bands playing around Frampton Cotterell was what made him say, “when I grow up, I want to play the trumpet."
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Accolades include National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain OFFICIAL, Wells Cathedral School, The Company Music Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, which culminated in his final recital: Brandenburg to Broadway. A true all-rounder, he has performed extensively on numerous denominations of the trumpet, with barely a single genre forgotten, contributed to the lead lines in the album Supersalsanova. To add to his portfolio, Tom is an avid classical singer, performing professionally around London in choirs and as a soloist.