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Lolo Criollo is a Latin percussionist, songwriter, and recording artist in the genres of Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, and Dancehall Reggae.  Born of Puerto Rican heritage, the instrumentation and incorporation of dialects in this artist’s music is a direct reflection of his cultural influences.  He currently resides in Holiday, FL; and has also lived in the Bronx, NY, and Puerto Rico.  His travels and experiences have shaped his perception to viewing himself as an international musician relating to the young and old, wealthy and impoverished; felon and college student.  Lolo Criollo plans to increase his fan base to thousands and reach international airwaves.  

	Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, and Dancehall Reggae recording artist, Gabriel Isidoro Pitts Hernandez, a.k.a. Lolo Criollo, was born on September 17.  Lolo Criollo owes much of his artistic influence to his poverty stricken and prostitution ridden hometown, and his Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean heritage.  “Growing up my parents would listen to Salsa, Reggae, and Soul, and when I would go outside; all I heard was Hip-Hop,” says the aspiring musician.  As a teenager, Lolo Criollo began to play Latin percussion in neighborhood jam sessions and the Puerto Rican day Parade in New York.  It was also at this age that he began to record his own versions of popular songs on a karaoke machine with two turntables.  

	Lolo Criollo has collaborated with recording artist Smoke E. Digglera, from the platinum selling R&B group Playa, and AK Billionaire from Do or Die.  In addition, Lolo Criollo has opened up for internationally recognized Latin recording artists Arcangel, Franco el gorila, Tony Dize, and Bachata Heights.