Sheila Soares melds insightful lyrics, compelling melodies, and intriguing grooves into a sultry performance to connect with your heart.


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Solroc Music recording artist Carlos Morgan, a talented singer, songwriter, producer and performer is poised to break on a global level.  

“Feeling Alright”, Morgan’s debut album, showcased the diversity of Morgan’s sultry singing style with seductive ballads like “Get Down To It” and “When Two Become One” to the upbeat R&B tracks “Give It To You” and “Baby C’Mon”.  Originally recorded as an independent release for DTone Records, it quickly became one of Canada’s hottest selling independent albums. “Feeling Alright” topped the charts at #3 on “The Records Independent Charts” after two weeks of releasing.     

“Feelin’ Alright” went on to garner the Juno Award F/ Best R&B/Soul Recording, 2x Canadian Urban Music Award Recipient, MuchMusic Video Award F/ Best R&B/Soul Video, SOCAN Music Award and 2x Caribbean Cultural Committee Award Recipient.   
In 2013, Morgan won first place for the “John Lennon “Gots 2 Luv U” Songwriting Contest” and was the recipient of the “Best Male R&B Act” for his album, “The Compilation” and the “Role Model Certificate of Recognition” @ The 2014 Black Canadian Awards. 
In 2015, Morgan on "Best R&B/Soul Song & Video" for "Just Jane" for the  November 2015 "Akademia Music Awards".  
In 2016, Morgan won "The Best R&B Male Vocalist" for "Sweet As You Are" from the "Global Music Awards". 

Morgan was inducted into the “2001 & 2002 Canadian Who’s Who”.  Individuals are inducted into the Who’s Who publication based on their contribution to life in Canada.

Morgan released his sophomore CD, “The Compilation”, on his label, Solroc Music. This album features songs written and produced by Morgan, James dePinho, Mystery & Matt Early, Colin Munroe, Peter Natale, Earl & Laura Torno, Kurt Hagan, Perry Alexander and Tyson Kuteyi. 

Morgan has released singles, the Pop classic, "Sunglasses At Night", for which the original singer and songwriter, Corey Hart, praised Morgan for his rendition of Hart's song.  Morgan also released his Brazilian Portuguese love song, "Escrava De Teu Amore" Ft. N.V. & Pavlo. 

Morgan is releasing his  new album, "Where I've Been, Where I'm Going" in the Fall, 2022  on his label, Solroc Music.  Morgan wrote and produced the new songs featured on his new and forthcoming album. Additional songwriters and producers who contributed songwriting and production credits Ceasaro Grant Jr., Colin Munroe, GO7 and mutli platinum songwriter & producer, Matthew Gerrard .

“The Compilation” on Apple Music:  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-compilation/id600996070
 “Feelin’ Alright” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2y8PGPOXZiIDpbgteSatuk

Ramona Joy Carmelly has captivated audiences in opera, music theatre, concert and cabaret, in roles from the sublime to the ridiculous, with critical praise:

 “Ramona Carmelly was every inch the diva princess as Amneris, in a thoughtful performance that held nothing back, especially in her big scene in Act IV. This is a voice that could develop in several directions, as she has the top and low notes, and sang a huge role in a bluesy style a few months ago in the premiere of David Warrack’s Abraham.” -- Leslie Barcza, Barczablog

“Ramona Carmelly as the Spoken Voice and the Angel really surprised me. I'm already a fan of her full-throated Wagnerian mezzo, but I got to hear a different kind of singing from her. A more contemporary musical theatre sound with - wait for it - some DAMN FINE BELTING!” -- Gregory Finney, Schmopera 

“As Madame de la Haltiere, Ramona Carmelly had the right comic flair and rich tone.” -- Joseph So, La Scena Musicale

“special mention for Ramona Carmelly … Her performance was a lesson in how deft acting can overcome the limitations of opera on the concert stage.” -- Wayne Gooding, OPERA CANADA magazine

“Ramona Carmelly, with her plush mezzo, was outstanding as the jealously domineering Mrs. McLean” -- David Lasker, The GLOBE & MAIL (Toronto)

“... Alora, played marvelously by Ramona Joy Carmelly” -- Peter Bevan-Baker - The Recorder & Times

“It is not often a composer finds a performer who will prepare a work with such care and excellent musicianship... a top-notch performance.” -- Mary Gardiner, composer 

“The gifted mezzo soprano … [gave] a soaring, gorgeous interpretation of Jewish-Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick's Time Cycle, a jewel from his much admired Yiddish Suite No. 2” -- Jordana Divon, The Canadian Jewish News

Whenever I meet people and I'm asked what I do, I tell people I'm a singer. The very next thing I almost always hear them say is something like "Oh, I can't sing." Well, I call B.S! My manifesto is that everyone can sing. Very few people are physiologically impaired in such a way as to interfere with the healthy function of their voice. There is a very good reason for the metaphor of ‘your true voice in the world.’ Singing and speaking your truth, finding your voice, is your birthright as a human being. We are all born doing it: slap, breath, wail. That was your very first song, your own intuitive healing voice. And considering how many people in this world have that right stolen, silenced, or suppressed, it seems a great shame to waste yours. Now, stop caring so much what other people might think, and go sing something!

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