Born in Athens, Greece, raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and now living in Camarillo, California, Pantelis has developed a multi-cultural artistic and professional engineering careers. While in Venezuela he was appointed to several artistic positions, including Director/Founder of Aedos/Colectivo de Canto Popular, General Manager of the National Theater Company of Venezuela, Executive Producer of the National House of Poetry of Venezuela, Board Member of the Teatro de Repertorio Latinoamericano (Latin American Repertoire Theater) and Director of the National Open University Choir. He has produced several compact disks on his father Nikos Palamidis' lyrics and on poetry of Constantine Cavafys ( Greece ), Federico Garcia Lorca ( Spain ), Otto Rene Castillo ( Guatemala ), as well as an anthology of Latin American poets. He is also the author of more than twenty soundtracks for theatrical plays, including authors like Garcia Lorca, Aristophanes, Euripides, Calderon de la Barca, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, among others . Pantelis and Aedos - Colectivo de Canto Popular were invited to the first Elliniada, an international athletic and cultural event held in Thessalonica, Greece as part of the preparation activities for the 2004 Olympic. His work has been presented in Venezuela, Greece, Puerto Rico, USA, Colombia, and Mexico . Pantelis is currently the lead voice and keyboardist of Ellas.

Juan Carlos plays bass and guitar since age fourteen with a variety of Rock&Roll, Blues, Latin Rock, Latin Folkloric, Latin Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Greek and Gospel bands in Latin America and in the US . Studied piano for two years at the Ventura College . He is now composing and performing with a variety of groups in Ventura County . Juan Carlos is an integral part of the development and musical character of the MusicaLatitudes group.

Andrea Zuñiga was raised in Guatemala and Northern California. Since graduating from UCLA in 2007, Andrea works in non-profit arts administration. Andrea is a member of the Los Angeles Collective Media (LACOMEDIA) facilitating media workshops for under-served communities. Andrea has a background in theater, having directed the first bi-lingual production of The Vagina Monologues at UCLA and assistant directing "Our Dad is in Atlantis" for the Coachella Valley Repertory. She also enjoys writing. Andrea is inspired by the powerful relationship between social justice and music. She began performing in May 2010 with Luis Lopez and group and now with Musica Latitudes. She is incredibly grateful to perform with these musicians who are helping her grow as a vocalist and have nurtured her love and appreciation for music.

Mrs. Briceño is a classically trained coloratura soprano and Music Therapist, having graduated from the Conservatory of Music; University of the Pacific in Stockton , California . She has performed many operatic and musical theater roles. She is a principal soloist for the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Camarillo and enjoys sharing her love of music by dedicating her talents to the benefit of others and her community.

Fr.John Bakas
USA

Neiffe is Venezuelan born singer and composer dedicated to explore and promote Venezuelan and Caribbean music since1980. Gifted with an extraordinary voice, Neiffe has worked with renowned Latin American artists like Soledad Bravo, Margot Pares Reina, Freddy Reina, Rafael Briceño and Aquiles Baez among others and its considered one of the most beautiful voices of the Latin American continent. In 1995, Neiffe started performing in Mexico City where she currently lives. Her music has taken Neiffe to world tours in Europe ( England , France , Italy and Spain ) and Latin America and the Caribbean ( Mexico , Colombia , Cuba ), thanks her modern bard style that breaks most of the music industry stereotypes. Winner of the prestigious New Artist Award in Cuba's International Bolero Festival in 1999, Neiffe has published several CDs under her own record company Record Opus Nigrum¨: "Venezuela Cautiva" (Captive Venezuela), recorded in Caracas, and presenting a Latin American - Jazz fusion perspective; "Mi Ciudad" (My City), recorded in Mexico, that that delivers an sensible and exquisite proposal of vocals and classic guitar duets with known guitarist Aquiles Baez, deeply immersed in Venezuela's folk music. Neiffe also has four live shows in her repertoire under an umbrella project called "Music's of the world" where she exposes her multi-ethnic background: "Venezuela Cautiva", "America Sentida" a musical voyage through Latin America's most beautiful songs , "De Clavado Corazon" honoring the great Mexican composers of boleros, and "De la Arepa a la Tortilla" a counterpoint between Mexican and Venezuelan folk music.

Mario began his musical training at age seven with Lee Cobin and the Cheremoya Escola de Samba. He later studied Afro-Brazilian music with Luiz Badaro and Mestre King. In 2003, he traveled to Salvador , Bahia with Viver Brasil to study music, dance and culture with Jose Ricardo Sousa, Daniel Sousa, and Mestre Marivaldo. He has also studied Afro-Cuban hand drum technique and  music with Roberto Viscaino Guillot. He was a guest accompanist at the Katherine Dunham Summer Dance Institute in 2002. Mario's musical influence comes from Jose Chepito Areas, Ray Barretto Tata Guines and many others.

A pharmacist by profession, Steve has been playing the accordion since the age of nine. While a member of the Hellenic Dancers he joined with others in the group to form The Hellenic Sounds, one of the pioneer Greek music bands in Southern California . After sixteen years he retired to come back ten years later with Ellas. Through the years he has played at every major Greek festival in California , Hawaii , Portland , Albuquerque , and Las Vegas . For Steve, playing and performing is, indeed, a labor of love.

Alex is a talented and superb young musician playing trumpet for about 10 years. He also plays drums and percussions, and has performed as a singer. Alex was a member of Ventura County 's Honor Band and an active member of the Oxnard High School Jazz Band. He is also very devoted to church where he carries out most of his musical activities, and he quotes "playing for God, it's a must in his life".

Ozzy is an extremely talented and multi-style experienced 19-year old musician, playing trumpet for only 6 years. Ozzy was a member of Ventura County 's Honor Band and an active member of the Oxnard and Channel Islands High Schools Jazz, Raider Concert and Marching Bands. He is also an experienced and active musician of mariachi music.

Cadance is a multi-talented 17-years old musician playing flute for 6 years and saxophone for 3 years. Cadance is a member of Ventura County 's Honor Band and an active member of the Oxnard High School Jazz, Concert and Marching Bands, where she is at her Senior year.

The popular poet and writer Nikos Palamidis was born in Kapsia, Arcadia in 1921. In 1933, moved to Athens where he initiated Journalism studies and started to write lyrics and poems, which were published in magazines and newspapers. During the II World War participated in the National Independence movement "Ethniko Apoloftherotiko Metopo" (EAM). In the 50's, his lyrics are made songs by famous composers and recorded by well-known singers. The same decade becomes the Editor of the magazine "Hollywood-Tragoudi" and publishes the newspaper "To bima tis Neas Smyrnis". In 1956, emigrated to Venezuela were he continued his journalistic activity and created the community organization "Colonia Helenica de Venezuela", which for 20 years was an important reunion center for Greek-Venezuelans, where they enjoyed of Greek traditions, culture activities and food. At the same time edited and distributed several Greek newspapers and continued writing socio-political articles on Greece on the main Venezuelan newspapers. In 1991, returned to Greece for the first time after he emigrated. His lyrics became songs thanks to talented composers as Yannis Bellas, Vasilis Tsitsanis and others. He has published nine books, including the "History of the Greeks in Venezuela ", and three CDs with his songs composed by Pantelis Palamidis and Alkis Kollias. He has an active participation in the publications of the "Union of Greek Writers from the Five Continents" (EELSPI), which has published three anthologies with works from Greek writers around the world. As of today, he continues to write songs and produces a bi-weekly electronic Greek newspaper in his Internet site, www.palamidis.org . His publications and web-based newspaper are now part of an multi-national itinerant exhibition of Greek Media and Literature abroad, sponsored by the Aristotelio Idrima of Cyprus, the Onassis Foundation, EELSPI and local Universities and Greek Communities that has visited Cyprus (Larnaca), Egypt (Alexandria) and South Africa (Johanesburg) and in May will be displayed in Athens. His tenth book "To Trakter" is to be printed and distributed by Oikos Kyriakidis in Athens .

Bessie is the Director of Academic Programs in the International and Intensive English Program at CA State University, Northridge. Prior to her position in administration, she taught in various colleges, universities, and international schools in California , Ohio , and Greece . She has also worked as an editor and writer, having published numerous pieces of literature. Bessie is devoted to preserving the Greek language and culture and has been included in the Who's Who in Hellenic-American Businesses and Professions. She runs a Greek Heritage Language School in Northridge, CA. For the Greek Heritage Society film entitled, The Greeks of Southern California: the Pioneer, she translated footage, created subtitles, and was a music and script consultant. Formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, Bessie has been living in Los Angeles since 1988.