Cecilia Villar Eljuri
is the songwriter, singer, guitarist, arranger and producer of this her
fifth solo studio album. She developed hypnotic and undeniable melodies
that are familiar and foreign all at once for ‘Reflexión’.
Eljuri’s towering guitar solos and strong emotive vocals are
immediately recognizable as her signature sound. 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, the activist empowers the Latinx community, friends, allies
and all champions for human rights.
Leading by example, Eljuri
shows her indominable spirit for being involved and taking action.
Several tracks invite the listener to celebrate and participate by
getting up to dance (Espejo, Por Ti), sing (Salva La Tierra, Keep it Up) and engage in their community (La Voz, El Camino).
The
album’s focus track is ‘Home’ is a rocker written entirely in English
and as a tribute to New York City. It’s a dynamic love song resonating
with the electric vibrations of the city. The iconic arrangement
conjures the joy that we each feel for the place where we are most
authentically ourselves. Eljuri says, “It thrills and excites me. I love every grand and gritty bit of it. I feel alive in my city. It’s home."
Music inspires us all. Eljuri writes
and presents her songs to music lovers and they return their
impressions to her. These are the ripples across the sonic oceans
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. Through her distinctive style of music she hopes to open access to discovery, growth, and reflection.
“I
wrote this new album, ‘Reflexión’ as an antidote to our recent shared
experience of inconceivable isolation. The melodies will lift your
internal vibration towards positive energy.” –CVE
Touted as one of the top Latina guitar players in the world, Eljuri is touring as a power trio in support of the album release throughout 2022 and 2023 in the US, Mexico and the Netherlands.
