Lani’s digital stars align in 2023 with GDP Festival performance, ‘Love, Lani’ album release
By Isaac Hamlet, Little Village Magazine
Lani Eclatt was 14 years old when she performed her first solo in front of an audience, backed by an orchestra performing a song she’d composed.
“It was such a big deal for me at the time, but from there I knew I wanted to keep writing and performing,” said Eclatt, who has continued to play under simply “Lani.”
Eclatt’s performing prowess will continue to advance this year as she joins the lineup for the Des Moines Music Coalition’s GDP music festival, a first in her career.
The music festival has appeared in various incarnations through the Des Moines area since 2006, always showcasing Iowa musicians. The stage is set to host hip-hop artist B. Well, country up-and-comer EleanorGrace and, among others, Eclatt’s Latin-pop/indie-rock songs.
Eclatt was born in Florida, the daughter of Colombian-American parents, but has been in Des Moines since she was 4 years old. She’s always fostered a love for music. By age 11, she was teaching herself to play keyboard.
Eclatt’s first single “Digital Stars” took shape while she was taking a college course, much like that first performance at 14, which happened when she volunteered an original song to her class…
