Meli Morgaine

I was born and raised in the Highlands of the Caribbean, so, it was latin music like rumba, flamenco & nueva trova who shaped my origins in music. I also studied classical guitar and mandolin at the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico. Later I discovered the celtic music and with its mystic and alluring melodies, it had a powerful effect on the way I saw music from there on.
I am of irish, syrian and spanish descendance, and so it shows in the music.
I speak about love, of course, but also about history, spirituality, the human conflict within, justice & the joy of peace and good music.
I came to the Bay Area in 2006 looking for a place I could call home in terms of music. I have been doing lots of presentations, as a solo act, as well as with my celtic- latin rock band Earthen. I have played in festivals like "Health and Harmony Festival", "Earthdance" and "Burning Man" among hundreds of other stages, restaurants, clubs & theaters all over San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Los Angeles, Mexico & Puerto Rico.
The themes that I usually chose for my songs are a little unusual for what poeple are used to, with every intention of just being different. I refuse to follow the mainstream. I much rather take the rocky road and present something real. Like the fusion of celtic and latin music, or celtorican.
I mingle the past with the future in the present, and Time will refine the experiment!