Saturday July 7th, 2012

Frankie Morales

Efraín “Frankie” Morales has sharpened and shaped his sound for most of his life, starting on the streets of “El Barrio”, New York City’s Spanish Quartet, and climaxing now on the stages of the world.
His Mom sent him to Boys Harbor Conservatory in East Harlem to study voice and percussion after she realized the raw power and talent that her son displayed singing his “Sala Concerts”, those first performances for the family at home that give birth to, and nurture the entertainers of the future. At the age of fourteen, he sang backup for Latin legend, Joe Bataan. By fifteen he was singing with Hector Lavoe, and this opened other doors. Over the next few years, he would sing backup and coros for artist such as Ismael Rivera, Ismael Miranda, Celia Cruz, Pellin Rodriguez and Cheo Feliciano, Conjunto Clasico, Luis “ Perico “ Ortiz, Henry Fiol, Ralphy Santi, Jose Mangual, Joe Cuba.. “I learned a lot during this time…inspirations, how to always sound your best, even when your voice may not be at its’ best”.