Solano Jacob is a professor, writer and musician of great influence on the national reggae scene. Born in São Bernardo do Campo in the late 70s, for more than twelve years he has been acting throughout Brazil and abroad with the aim of linking music to education in the process of building the human spirit.
Graduated with a bachelor's and teaching degree from the Institute of Biological Sciences at the University of São Paulo – USP, Solano Jacob always believed in the synergy between the musical environment and academic formation, politically still not accessible to everyone, yet seen as necessary for our individual and social progress.
He was the creator and leader of the São Paulo band Leões de Israel for more than six years, work that earned him rise in his career as singer and songwriter through great hits such as Filhos Rebeldes, Secou a Fonte, Ouça a Profecia, Me Gwann, Jah Jah Children and Treading Around the Land, as well as the release of two albums entitled - Pilares da Justiça (2002) and Palavra Viva (2005).
He performed in the main Brazilian capitals, in Salvador in 2004, accompanied Gregory Isaacs at the largest reggae festival in Bahia República do Reggae for more than 30,000 people. The tour extended through South America and included cities such as Buenos Aires, Fortaleza, Aracaju, Belém, São Luis and Recife.
Solano Jacob was present at the renowned Circuito Reggae Paulista, a broad project that held numerous reggae festivals in São Paulo and the main cities of Greater São Paulo, such as Osasco, Suzano, Carapicuíba, Guarulhos, Jundiaí, Vinhedo, Valinhos, Campinas and region. In his résumé we cannot fail to mention his joint participation in festivals with great names of world reggae such as: Israel Vibration, Don Carlos, Midnite Band, Fullyfullwood Band, The Gladiators, Peter Broggs, The Wailers, Julian Marley and Steel Pulse.
In mid-2005, Solano Jacob together with his original band were invited to represent Brazil at the largest Jamaican reggae festival, Rebel Salute Festival in a city near the capital Kingston. Amid the great legends of Jamaican reggae
such as Burning Spear, Cocoa Tea, Third World, The Congos, Inner Circle and Luciano, Solano Jacob earned applause and respect from the Jamaican people while singing one of his compositions in English, "Me Gwann". This performance can be seen on the world-renowned DVD Rebel Salute 2006 – Volume 3.
Upon returning from Jamaica in January 2006, Solano brought a new work proposal. In solo career, he presented in May 2008 an unprecedented project - A Fé e a Razão. Proof that music and the act of thinking are allies in any educational process, the work is presented in two complementary parts: the album with 12 tracks and the book of the same title. Distributed by Tratore, the project "A Fé e a Razão" can be found on various media such as Submarino, Amazon, Napster, FNAC, Siciliano, Saraiva and Livrarias Cultura.
In 2009, Solano Jacob recorded his first DVD entitled "Ao vivo – Tribe House 2009", containing performances of songs from the album "A Fé e a Razão" and the beginning of his career. In January 2010 he returned to Jamaica for various concerts in Kingston, Bull Bay and Santa Elizabeth. With the worldwide impact of the project "A Fé e a Razão", Solano Jacob was invited to perform a European tour in 2010, which included countries such as: Poland, Germany, Slovenia and Czech Republic and cities such as Berlin, Munich, Dortmund, Warsaw and Ljubljana.
In full creative production activity, Solano Jacob presents in the second semester of 2012 his new album called "O Santuário da Família", a current and reflective approach to the theme of the modern family, its crises and identities.