Shola Adisa-Farrar

Shola Adisa-Farrar

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

Shola Adisa-Farrar is a dynamic creative leader and project management expert with a portfolio career spanning the entertainment, non-profit, and luxury brand industries. With a talent for navigating cultural and linguistic differences, she brings a strategic approach to internal and external communications, ensuring clear communication and process transparency. Shola excels at streamlining company goals, engaging key stakeholders, and getting things done! A resourceful problem solver with an acute attention to detail, she brings solutions-driven leadership to every project. Her extensive experience spans collaborating with music festivals, partnering with film and television producers, engaging and activating community partners, and producing exhibits for international luxury brands.
In addition to her leadership in creative production, Shola has built a successful career as an independent artist. She has headlined concerts in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Her music, a vibrant medley of Jazz and Soul infused with Caribbean flavors and a touch of Afrobeat, has been featured on international airwaves, including by Gilles Peterson on BBC Music Radio. Notably, Spike Lee handpicked a track from her debut album, Lost Myself, for inclusion in his Netflix series “She’s Gotta Have It” (Season 1). Her artistry has earned her media recognition from NBC News, Africa News, Les InRocks, Jazz News, and Jazz Magazine.
A SAG-AFTRA member for over two decades, Shola continues to lend her distinctive voice to national TV commercials, radio spots, and animated series. Her warm and dynamic vocal presence adds gravitas and authenticity to a diverse range of projects.

Producer

Collaborations

Special Projects

The Appellate Project – Four Years of Impact Celebration, 2024
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ! Festival, 2023
BCB 2023-07-19 Ellen Qbertplaya Venue wide Selects-2
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn ! Festival, 2023

Louis Vuitton – 200 Truck NYC exhibit, 2022

Voiceover

Playlist

3 Videos

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

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
"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

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