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ELJAI was born Lloyd Carlton McFarlane Jr. in Belize City, Belize.
ELJAI has always been known for his humble and kind ways, joyous
laughter and his spiritual enlightening conversations. At the age of
five, ELAJI's family moved back to Belize City where he attended the
Ebenezer Primary School Here he met new
friends and discovered his hidden musical talent. Soon ELJAI was
singing at school rallies and contests. His talent developed rapidly
and he was encouraged by his friends and family to pursue his career in
music.
In the late 1980s ELAJI moved to Los Angeles, California
knowing exactly what he wanted to do and ready to focus on his career.
He was introduced to the DOMINATORS, a local band and was asked to
become their lead singer- a position which he gladly accepted. During
this time, his love for singing and music grew tremendously and he
started to also develop an interest in songwriting. In 1989, ELJAI
released the EP Give Your Loving To Me, in his native country, Belize.
The song, written by ELJAI, sky rocketed on the charts and introduced
him as a major artist. ELJAI continued to grow and develop his fan
base. Later that year ELJAI was asked by a friend to be a guest artist
on the Pupa Curly’s “Free Mandela single. In the early 90s Carl
MacGregor, the producer of his first EP, introduced ELJAI to Kerry
Gordy, the son of the legendary founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy.
Shortly after that meeting, the group Belize was formed and consisted
of ELJAI, Carl and Delly McGregor. ELJAI and Belize continued to hone
their writing skills. They were soon signed to Prince’s Paisey Park
label where they recorded their first album. Belize was later signed to
Warner Brothers where they wrote and released “I'm Looking Out For
You,” the theme song for the TV show, Real Stories Of The Highway
Patrol.
His debut CD, Da Rebirth was recorded in 2006 with the
production help of musician / producer Fabian Cooke (Born Jamericans /
Ziggy Marley / Lion King soundtrack) and master drummer, Carlton “Santa”
Davis (Peter Tosh, Soul Syndicate, Ziggy Marley). The single “Blessed”
was a big hit that year and later rerecorded with the help of the
popular dancehall DJ Capleton aka “The Fireman.”
ELJAI had a
great 2008 performing on the Caribbean Sea Breeze Festival in
California, Panamanian Reggae Festival in New York, Chicago Park
Festival and Labor Day Fest in Los Angeles. He hit the Jamaican charts
for the very first time with his first single "Don't Leave". The video
was number one on R.E.T.V. MVP Top 10 Reggae Charts and bubbling on CVM
Hitlist Top 5 Reggae Charts. "Don't Leave" is distributed by TADs
International and the rhythm entitled 'Drop It' is produced by Flava on
the No Doubt Label. Other artistes featured on the rythmn includes
Reggae giants Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, Jah Cure, Etana, Chuck
Fenda, Morgan Heritage, and Lutan Fyah.
He visited Jamaica
during the Christmas season of 2008 for two weeks to promote his new
single entitled "I Know" produced once again by Fabian Cooke. ELJAI's
visit was successful as he did a lot of interviews with the local media
and got a chance to promote his new single. The video for "I Know" will
be shot in California and released worldwide in February as his first
major project for 2009.
ELJAI quickly has became one of the
shining new beacons of Reggae music in Southern California and is on his
way to extending his light throughout the rest of the world
ELJAI - DA REBIRTH
CD IN STORES NOW FEATURING THE HITS "ANGEL OF MINE," "BLESSED" WITH CAPLETON & MANY MORE
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Brand New Single And Official Video by Eljai - For You Prod. by Dean Frazer
Brand New Single And Official Video by Eljai - For You Prod. by Dean Frazer
Artiste Name : Eljai
Song Title : For You
Producer : Dean Frazer
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