La Pana is a singer/ songwriter that hails from Pedro Miguel, the Canal Zone sector of Panama City Panama.
La Pana was raised listening to Gospel, R&B,Reggae and Calypso/Kaiso in her household. She recalls her family hosting parties for birthdays and holidays and she was always drawn to the sound of the music.
As an adult she received extensive vocal training and has had the opportunity to sing background vocals for gospel artist Byron Cage, Dottie Peoples, Donnie McClurkin to name a few. She directed the choir in church and was able to teach voices based on her training. La Pana is a creative writer, her lyrics will have you pulling out Webster's dictionary if you're not familiar with certain words that are not usually used in the Soca genre.
La Pana is a retired Army veteran. During her service, she was always called on to sing cadences during company marches and runs.
Singing Soca started as a hobby, in 2019 La Pana wrote a song and sang it for her best friend. Af