With coastal Uruguayan and Italian family roots, it’s no wonder singer/songwriter Gaby Aparicio feels most comfortable near the water and most inspired when blending numerous cultural sounds together. Honing her laid-back, sunny style in Orlando, FL, Aparicio headed to San Diego, CA in 2014. Since then, she has become a fixture in the live music scene, performing her signature fusion of Latin, world, pop, reggae, and soul with various configurations of her band, La Buena Onda, at iconic local venues and festivals such as Music Box, Adams Ave. Unplugged, and Chicano Park Day. Other notable performances include opening for Latin Grammy winners Monsieur Periné, Poncho Sanchez, Caloncho, La Santa Cecilia and most recently Jenny and the Mexicats. Though no stranger to impressive accolades (she is a two-time winner of Cari Cole’s Signature Songwriting Circle Contest and 2018 winner of the West Coast International Song Contest), Aparacio’s creative mission is quite modest: she hopes to inspire others by spreading positive vibrations and love. La Bella Vita, is her latest Latin/soul album - recorded by Grammy© winning producer, Alan Sanderson, of Pacific Beat Recording - and was nominated for a SDMA Best World Music Album.