Little Drummer Boy - ELJURI

‘Reflexión’, the highly anticipated fifth studio album from the award-winning Latin artist, Eljuri will be released September 30, 2022. 

Music inspires us all. The vibrations ripple through the space between us. Eljuri’s sound intersects somewhere between the cultures that she was raised in and the places that she has called home; Spain, Lebanon, Ecuador, and New York City. 

As a revered song writer and multi-instrumentalist, Eljuri developed hypnotic and undeniable melodies that are familiar and foreign all at once. With heavy guitar-driven grooves; rock, Latin, middle-eastern, reggae, funk and dance that wrap around stories of resilience, shelter, our borders and the planet, she empowers the Latinx community, friends, allies and all champions for human rights.

Manovill Records will promote three Eljuri singles with videos which celebrate the release of ‘Reflexión’ in September 2022. Touted as one of the top Latina guitar players in the world, Eljuri will be touring as a power trio in support of the album release throughout 2022 and 2023 in the US, Mexico and the Netherlands.
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Contact: Alexandra Gatje, Manovill Records, alex@eljurimusic.com

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Eljuri is an Ecuadorian singer-songwriter/guitarist whose music is a mirror on this generation’s global fusion reflecting her Spanish and Lebanese heritage, the rhythms of her homeland, Ecuador, and the punk and rock & roll from the melting pot of her youth in New York City. Eljuri filters the daily cacophony of the streets into beautiful music with vital meaning. She floats, indeed soars to heights unreached by any other Latina electric guitarist. 

"La Lucha" is Eljuri's third solo album and includes 11 stellar tracks, This CD was released internationally on October 14, 2016.
Letras y música: Cecilia Villar Eljuri (BMI)
©2016 Manovill Records

Cecilia Villar Eljuri: Voz principal y armonías, guitarras eléctricas, guitarras acústicas, tres eléctrica, y órgano
Alex Alexander: Batería y percusión 
Tracy Wormworth: Bajo 
Steve Sandberg: Piano

“Cecilia Villar Eljuri is a triple threat: She's an accomplished songwriter, a great vocalist and one hell of a guitar player.” – NPR MUSIC, Alt-Latino

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La Lucha

The opening Latin Reggae track 'El Aire' from Eljuri's album "En Paz" is a special collaboration with Reggae icons Sly & Robbie. With a cool and laid back vibe, the track seems “to float” along roots riddims and Latin-montuno guitar licks.

En Paz

El Aire

El Aire (con Sly & Robbie)

This competition was judged on the quality of the works and on the power of their messages.

Theme = PEACE

*Album Cover: designed by World Citizen Artists, painting by Ramel Jasir

Eljuri "BangBang"

“The song just came to me, like a gift of encouragement, for all the hours and efforts I have made towards speaking truth to power and fighting for social justice. Everything seems to be flying at me fast and it’s hard to make sense of it all. But, I know that I’m up for it and am not alone. In the face of corruption, abuse and injustice, social change can go viral. – ‘El cambio social es un cambio viral cuando todo no está bien’.” –Cecilia Villar Eljuri

Appalled and enraged by current political and social turmoil, Cecilia Villar Eljuri is once again turning to her music to express her frustration. Following her critically acclaimed album ‘La Lucha’, Eljuri has written a motivating theme to inspire everyone who is in the fight for the long haul. Her message is ‘Keep It Up.’

'Keep It Up' - Eljuri
Music and Lyrics by Cecilia Villar Eljuri (BMI)
Produced and Arranged by Cecilia Villar Eljuri 
Executive Producer: Alexandra L. Gatje

Recorded by Cecilia Villar Eljuri at Manovill Studios, New York, NY
Recorded by Juan ‘Saucy’ Peña and Mixed by Zach Hancock at Downtown Music Studios, New York, NY
Additional Engineering by Jeff Citron
Mastered by Rob Murray at Pool Side Sound, Austin, TX

Musicians
Cecilia Villar Eljuri: Lead vocals and harmonies, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, midi-horns and strings.
Alex Alexander: Drums and percussion 
Johnny Pisano: Bass

Keep It Up

Funky as. . . --- If you like Rick James, Tower Of Power, etc.  
Solos: Peter Calo (guitar), Pam Fleming (trumpet), Jim West(keys), Leo Traversa (bass)

Keep It Movin'

Resist . . . Persist . . . Repeat. Testifying that the root of the problem is the amoral behavior of people in power, Eljuri delineates love vs. hate, good vs. evil in this lyrical declaration. The battle is on and Eljuri inspires us to fight for humanity, the community and liberty for all. Her arrangement choice of driving funk meets one-drop reggae supported by wah-wah guitar and seductive dub elements set the foundation for the powerful vocals and timely message.

Es la primera canción que se desprende del álbum 'Resiste: La Colección Reggae de Eljuri' y es una muestra más de que la parte “artivista” de Eljuri es una segunda piel creativa, con la que nuevamente deja claro el mensaje, esto tiene que cambiar: resiste‐persiste. Mensaje contundente que se mueve a través de un reggae con un sello particular donde el funk se permea de reggae a través de los wha wha de su guitarra y seductores elementos dub que dan el marco necesario al mensaje de la canción.

Letras
Cecilia Villar Eljuri (BMI)

Si vas a juicio, es tu culpa
Si vas es por tu acción
El remedio para la mala conducta
Es la acusación
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Resiste                 
Persiste
Para la comunidad, para la humanidad
Resiste                 
Persiste
Para la comunidad    
Para la libertad  
_______________________________________________________
La raíz del problema
Es la falta de moral
Héroes y villanos
El bien y el mal  (oooh)   
_______________________________________________________
Resiste
Persiste
Para la comunidad, para la humanidad 
Resiste
Persiste
Para la comunidad, Para la libertad 
Para la libertad
Para la libertad
Para la libertad
_______________________________________________________

Resiste              
Persiste
_______________________________________________________

Resiste
Persiste
Para la comunidad, para la humanidad 
Resiste
Persiste
Para la comunidad, Para la libertad 
Para la libertad
Para la libertad
Para la libertad

Resiste

Expanding the sonic palette, DJ Ceci and Sir K put a new spin on this tune originally written in Eljuri’s native Ecuador. Demonstrating her impressive versatility, this remix allowed Eljuri (DJ Ceci) to dive deep into her love of latin, electronica and soulful roots music with the new instrumentation for this song. She tapped her long time sound engineer Kris Umezawa (Sir K) to meld the driving rhythms to be sure they pick you up and lead you to the dance floor.

Una Ola Club MIx Single Art Painting by Elizabeth Michaud Beheshti

Una Ola Club  Mix

Una Ola Club Mix

Checa la propuesta auténtica de Eljuri y espera su nuevo álbum.

interview

Reggue puro Reggae

Canción del nuevo disco de ELJURI "Fuerte". Rap por invitado especial: Mario Muñoz de Doctor Krápula
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Cecilia Villar Eljuri

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