Elements of Life "ECLIPSE" EPK

Subscribe to Fania: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-yt-lat Fania newsletter: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-newsletter-lat On Elements Of Life Eclipse, which was 4 1⁄2 years in the making, Vega kept the style of the earlier albums (African, Jazz, Latin, World) but has added Soul, R&B, Gospel and Blues. The lyrics are deeper now and are bringing more conscious messages to the world. Joining Elements Of Life on this album are singers Lisa Fischer and Cindy Mizelle, and poets: Ursula Rucker and Oveous Maximus as well as percussionist Luisito Quintero (Vega produced his last two albums). Singer/songwriter, and global DJ Anané has blossomed since her full length release of Ananésworld and brought in more of her Cape Verdean influences and has also experimented more with the R&B/Soul sounds which she's made her own on songs like the Roy Ayers penned "You Came Into My Life" and the Cesaria Evora classic "Sodade." Lisa and Cindy have brought in their Gospel and R&B influences, and have even experimented with Jazz, Funk, and House. They performed backgrounds on live shows for many years for artists like Luther Vandross, the Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, and Mary J. Blige to name a few. For years Vega wanted to do a project and take Lisa and Cindy from the background to the forefront as leads. Rounding out the stellar talent are poets Ursula Rucker and Oveous Maximus who bring their storytelling and poetry in the form of spoken word to E.O.L. As Vega states, "It was all perfect for the new album." Ongoing themes for the new album are about reaching out to our young generation, and paying homage to women. Vega adds, "I feel in these times we need songs like this to help inspire moves." Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eclipse/id620473373 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Eclipse/dp/B00BUKYKGO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366215752&sr=8-2&keywords=elements+of+life+eclipse www.fania.com