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Lara Rose - NOMAD WOMAN
Lara Rose is a UK singer, songwriter and recording artist with gospel, soul, funk and rnb roots. Her early singing experience started in school and church where she sang in the choir and performed with various gospel artists.
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Rose has worked and collaborated with a host of artist worldwide, and has been called soul diva and funk diva. She says, "if you want to coin me a diva then call me the 'underground urban diva'!" She says it reflects the host of musical projects to date that still remain secret and underground.
Rose has appeared in musicals including ethnomusicologist Geraldine Connor's Carnival Messiah [1] performing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, Harewood House and the Royal Albert Hall. Rose continues to contribute to the "dance music" scene, collaborating with a host of DJs and dance music producers including DJ Ease of Nightmares on Wax, DJ Planky, DJ Dr Watson and music producer Tom Quick. She also continues to make appearances at local jazz concerts, in what Rose calls "drop-ins for a sing song!"
Rose has performed fronting her own band in the legendary Harlem Bush Club [2] held regularly in Leeds. She also features with Leeds funk-based bands,[3]Capri, The New Mastersounds, Chunky Butt Funky and the Haggis Horns who feature with Mark Ronson. Images of Rose and other Leeds musicians have been captured on canvas by Leeds fine artist Neil Hardy in his Funk'd [4] exhibition!
She went on to record and tour [5] with the James Taylor quartet JTQ, releasing the single "Free"[6] which also features on the JTQ Room at the Top[7] JTQ#Discography album.
Rose returning to her gospel roots in conjunction with GLP Records [8] recorded and released the single, "Once Beloved".
In 2011 Lara Rose joined the Leeds-based band The Soul Circle Gang. In 2012 the band played a number of UK music festivals including Beatherder, Beacons and Sheffield's Tramlines Festival. As well as performing at many UK venues, The Soul Circle Gang are set to release their first single "Fresh Fruit" in late 2012.
In October 2014, following the retirement of The Soul Circle Gang, Rose continued her soul circle journey of exploring African music interposed with contemporary modern music, coining the term "Afropolitan Melodies". Lara Rose & the Afropolitan Melodies incorporate the Yoruba language into soulful melodic songs stripped down to voice and guitar accompaniment performed by Rose. "Tonight (lale yi)", the first single for her new EP Afropolitan Melodies, went on to be shortlisted for the first playlist in 2015 on BBC Introducing West Yorkshire, [9] hosted by Alan Raw [10] and Darren Williams.
Rose is also a pharmacist (Winner Branch of Britain 2004,Pharmacist Manager)[11] (Pharmaceutical Chemist) and is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB). Rose fulfilled the family ethos of growing up to be in a "notable" profession. She is currently actively involved in the world of pharmacy. Rose works as a community pharmacist and serves on the RPSGB Leeds & District Branch Council [12] as Chairman elect and Public Relations Officer (BPRO).