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Born on New York soil to a Colombian mother and an East Indian father, raised in Florida, only to come full circle and return to New York, Alexander embodies the fluid cultural mix of contemporary America, manages to translate that same mestisaze in his music, which marries a smart, alt-Latin sensibility to no nonsense booty-shaking funk.

Omar Alexander's powerful, soulful, rough, melodic gypsy-like voice developed from his lifelong exposure to his grandmother's and father's Sufi and Hindu devotional music (notably Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn and Hari Om Sharan), is not a coincidence given that Spain's gypsies trace part of their roots back to India. And his mother's musica llanera Colombiana exposed him to his own brand of poignant poetry.

SOULARE's sound is a driving, percussive mash--up of sultry guitars, propulsive drumming, and tighter-than-tight horns that come together to ignite dance floors and bedrooms alike.

If you can imagine a descarga session with Seal, Stevie Wonder, Gypsy Kings, Terence Trent DArby, Santana and Arturo Sandoval all sitting in, then you have a small taste of what this combo is capable of.

Individually, members of SOULARE have shared stages and studios with a host of rock, jazz, Latin and R&B greats, including: Maceo Parker, Bruce Springsteen, Slash, Jose Alberto El Canario, Norah Jones, Jorge Moreno, Groove Collective, Alejandro Fernandez, DLG, Will Lee, Frankie Negron, Bobby Sanabria, Gerardo Velez (Chic, Spyro Gyra, The Band of Gypsies), Victor Manuelle, Tito Rojas, La India, Gloria Estefan and Antibalas.

Since forming in March, 2003 SOULARE featuring Omar Alexander have been selected by the Recording Academy to perform for the 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party; and has been covered by outlets including CBS, Telemundo/NBC, Urban Latino, Time Out New York, Latino Mix and Radio WADO.

As a solo artist, Omar Alexander has made several national appearances and performed for sporting events and on the CBS Primetime Reality Show, Cupid (Abandona el Amor). His original songs have also been featured on ABC/Disneys Knock First (Are you Listening), January 2004. Omars songs, Front to Back, Bangin, and October through December were placed in the film soundtrack and the 2004 film, Flavors. In August 2004, the band was invited and performed for former U.S. Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo and President George H.W. Bush. And most recently Alexander was selected as the Composer and Music Director for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's (Summer 2008) debut musical "Cambio". The original music for "Cambio" was composed and performed by Omar Alexander and Soulare.