Richard Morales was born in New York City, but soon after he was born he went back to his family’s native land Cartagena, Colombia. Richard started playing percussion at 10 years old, surrounded by Gaita rhythms and local Caribbean and African music. At 17 he started playing bass touring most of the country before he was 18. He performed with many artists in Colombia and released his own album in 1990, a combination of local folk music and Latin funk. Richard immigrated to Canada in December 1993 arriving to Calgary, where he played with African, Acid Jazz and Salsa bands. In September 1994 he moved to Toronto. Since then he has played with Pacandé, Grupo Mora and Vibrason Richard is a founding member of Caché.