Eljuri
to Release a Collection
of her Reggae Songs
“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
Cecilia Villar Eljuri is following up her politically charged single, ‘Keep it Up’, released in the fall of 2018, with a reggae project. With new material and a refreshed look to her collection of original reggae songs, Manovill Records releases ‘Resiste: La Colección Reggae de Eljuri’ on Friday April 12, 2019 via all digital platforms. (iTunes pre-release April 5, 2019).
“I feel compelled to testify honestly, powerfully and without fear. I’ve learned from the masters of reggae how to speak my mind boldly, giving voice to the concerns of many. I am so inspired to live in a time where we are all confidently pressing for change together.” -Eljuri
No stranger to the reggae genre, Eljuri comes to this juncture in her career naturally. She has been writing reggae tunes since her early days with the Trouble Dolls on New York City’s lower east side. Eljuri has co-written three songs with the infamous Jamaican reggae duo: Sly & Robbie. Her songs ‘Una Ola’ and ‘El Aire’ were deemed roots-reggae by Dermot Hussey the legendary broadcaster and musicologist. Dermot spins a diverse brand of reggae that, “as a format is an important part of revolution in radio.” Also included in the collection, winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Contest (World Category) is Eljuri’s anti-gun violence song ‘BangBang’:
Touted as one of the top Latinx guitar players in the world and through her partnership with Sound Thinking NYC (CUNY and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment), Eljuri will be mentoring NYC High School girls interested in entering any aspect of the music business. She will lead a Guitar Masterclass April 20th and additional workshops through the summer of 2019.
Further to her pursuit of human rights, Eljuri was just named the winner of the Renaissance Artists and Writers Association (RAWA) ‘Songs for Social Change’ songwriting contest. More information is available at www.rawa.net
