Mobéy Lola Irizarry (they/she) is a genderqueer cultural worker in the realms of Salsa, Bomba, And transdisciplinary performance. Based in Brooklyn, they hail from the Puerto Rican diaspora in Hartford, CT, and are a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. She makes within the lineages of decolonial uprisings, collections of tiny mirrors at queer clubs, and the precolonial languages of the drum and the braid. Lola is the creative director and conguere for Las Mariquitas, NYC’s Queer and Trans Salsa band. They play in the experimental performance trio Dendarry Bakery and the Latin Rock group AVATAREDEN. They compose for Samora La Perdida’s “Spanglish Sh!t” musical and are an alumnus of EMERGENYC. Lola is quoted in Rolling Stone saying “I want to abolish patriarchy in Salsa… this is a duty to our lineage.”
Irizarry has performed with Such Artists and ensembles as Gladstone Deluxe, Samira Mendoza, George Emilio Sanchez, aani Kisslinger, Combo Chimbita, BombaYo, Chant Down, Carolina Oliveros, BuLLa En el barrio, Machiran, yaissa Jimenez, Justine Lee Hooper, and many others. They have performed and presented original work at Lincoln Center, abrons arts center, the Shed, the denver art museum, the “sovereign futures” conference, and many other venues across the United states, Puerto rico, canada, and cuba.
Mobéy Lola Irizarry (Elle/eLLa) es une Trabajadore Cultural Cuir Trabajando en las Disciplinas de La Salsa, La Bomba, y El Performance Transdisciplinario. Basada en Brooklyn, Elle Viene de La Diaspora puertorriqueña en Hartford, CT, y es ciudadane de la nación Chickasaw. Ella crea dentro de los linajes de revueltas decoloniales, espejos pequeños en clubes cuir, y las lenguas precoloniales del tambor y la trenza. Lola es le directore creative y conguere de las Mariquitas, La banda de Salsa Cuir y Trans de Nueva York. Elle toca en el trio de performance experimental Dendarry Bakery y en el grupo de rock latino AVATAREDEN. Compone para el musical “Spanglish Sh!T” de Samora La Perdida y es alumne de EMERGENYC. Lola esta citade en Rolling Stone diciendo “Quiero abolir el patriarcado en La Salsa… esto es un deber para nuestro linaje.”
Irizarry ha tocado con artistas y grupos incluyendo Gladstone Deluxe, Samira Mendoza, George Emilio Sanchez, aani Kisslinger, Combo Chimbita, BombaYo, Chant Down, Carolina Oliveros, BuLLa En el barrio, Machiran, yaissa Jimenez, Justine Lee Hooper, y muchos mas. elle a tocado en salas como Lincoln Center, abrons arts center, the Shed, the denver art museum, La conferencia de “sovereign futures”, y otras salas en los estados unidos Puerto rico, canada, y cuba.
Mobéy Lola Irizarry 