Shola Adisa-Farrar

Shola Adisa-Farrar

Shola Adisa-Farrar

is a Jamaican-American, Bilingual Creative Professional who NBC News describes "traverses cultures with a special kind of versatility that comes from being a citizen of the world"

An Indie Artist, Shola has been featured in NBC News, Africa News, Les InRocks , Jazz News , and Jazz Magazine and has headlined concerts in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Music from her debut album, Lost Myself, has been played on international airwaves, most notably by Gilles Peterson (BBC Music Radio), and was hand picked by Spike Lee to be featured in his Netflix series, “She’s Gotta Have It” Season 1 Her sound has been described as a vibrant medley of Jazz and Soul with Caribbean flavors and a touch of Afrobeat.

A two decade long SAG-AFTRA member, Shola has voiced national TV commercials, radio spots and characters in children’s animated series. Shola’s distinct and dynamic voice brings a range of stories to life with a special kind of gravitas and warmth.

Leading a portfolio career, Shola is also an effective creative producer and project management leader. Working across language and cultural differences informs her dynamic approach to internal and external communications within the entertainment industry. A resourceful problem solver with an acute attention to detail, Shola transforms companies by streamlining their goals, optimizing personnel teams, and enlisting key stakeholders. Extensive experience working with music, film and television producers and celebrities, as well as international luxury brands. Most recently, Shola served as the Project Manager and Benefit Show Producer for the 2023 Season for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival.

Music

Lost Myself (Album)
Vinyl, CD, Digital
Lately (Single) Digital
Feel Immortalized (Single) Digital
A World of Love & Hate (EP) Digital
Think About Us (Single) Digital

Producer

Louis Vuitton – 200 Truck NYC exhibit, 2022

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ! Festival, 2023
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ! Festival, 2023

Voiceover

Playlist

3 Videos

Live

PRESS

Shola in the media

“The kind of artist that traverses cultures with a special kind of versatility that comes from being a citizen of the world.”
NBC News
USA
"The best vocal jazz album of the year, the deep and at times spiritual Lost Myself"
Echoes
UK
"A beautiful record that we might put right up there with our favorite classics by singers like Carmen Lundy or Dee Dee Bridgewater!"​
Dusty Groove
USA
Play Video
"La voix sensuelle d'une jeune chanteuse de jazz a découvrir."
Qobuz
France
“Evolution” featured in Spike Lee’s new Netflix Original Series “She’s Gotta Have It” Available Now
She's Gotta Have It
Spike Lee
"Dédaignant les acrobaties techniques, sa voix a du miel et de la tendresse, empreinte d’un tempérament que l’on devine heureux et d’une présence radieuse."
Les In Rocks
France

Contact

SAY Hello/ BonJour