Belizean Singer Eljai Releases His Third Project 24/7
When Belizean singer Eljai started recording songs for a new project in late 2012, the initial idea was to release an Album.
Midway through the sessions, he had a change of plan.
“Things were going so well, and the fans were constantly asking when is my next song coming out, so we decided not to keep them waiting too long. We thought it would be better to put out an EP to keep the fans interested in the movement. I think we made the right decision,” he said.
That EP, “24/7”, will be his third project. The lead song, which is the title track “24/7”, is produced by Asani Ali and Jah Mix Entertainment; it was released by Asani Ali Music on Believe Digital Worldwide.
24/7 Is A Stepper Song
“24/7 is a stepper song” Eljai explains. “It reminds me of back in the days when we didn’t have time to play, no idling, if you want to eat, you have to be on the move, constantly hustling, looking for the food, you know what I mean?”
“24/7” is a timely song that will connect with music fans worldwide and the EP will include the previously unreleased songs “Empress”, “If You Really” Featuring E-Dee, and “From This Day.” The recently released video for 24/7 has been a big success with 125,000 views on YouTube in just over a week. Rehearsals have begun for his tour with concert and festival bookings worldwide to support the new music release.
Wrote Theme Song For TV Series
In the early 1990’s Eljai teamed up with Carl and Delly McGregor to form the R & B Group Belize. The group was signed to Prince’s Paisley Park Record Label where they recorded their first album. Belize was later signed to Warner Brothers where the wrote and released “I’m Looking Out For You”, the theme song for the hit Television Series “Real Stories Of The Highway Patrol”
Decision To Go Solo
After the group broke up, Eljai launched his solo career. “I love music, music is my life, from the time I can remember, I have always been doing music, I don’t know what I would do without music, so when the group split up, it was a natural move for me to go out on my own. That’s what I know.” He explains. “24/7″ is a nice project man, take a listen, you will love it.” He concluded.
Connect With Eljai
Well everybody shouda know this , well everybody shoulda know, well everybody shoulda know this ooh, ooh. 24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it. 24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it.
No have no time fi rest , nah have no time fi sleep, always a prowl and a look food fi eat, cause mama deh a yard want help. Mi buckle up me shirt and mi buckle up mi belt . Well a nuff enda a wi lock it, when we seal the links dem, dem can’t pop it., cause man ah real soldier, man ah real Buffalo Soldier.
24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it. 24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it.
Cause di pot haffi deh pon the fire bubbling, rude bwoy haffi do some hustling, cause everyday we haffi face the same struggling, so if you see a man a hustle don’t trouble him. All when some a dem gone a dem bed, we deh pan the road a search fi the bread, cause man ah real soldier, man ah real Buffalo Soldier.
24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it. 24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it.
Many, many want it, but many, many, many can’t get it. Many, many nah work fi it, but 24-7 we ah search fi it. Oh yeah. Many, many want it, but many, many, many can’t get it. Many, many nah work for it, but 24-7 we ah search fi it. Oh yeah.
24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it. 24-7 we nah sleep at all cause we always deh pan the road, 24-7 we nah sleep at all, nah sleep at all we always a look it.
Yeah, nah get no sleep, no, no. Nah get no sleep, nah get no sleep, no, no. Nah get no sleep.
You can get it if you really want it, but you have to go out there and get it, no one is gonna just hand it to you, you have to hustle hard.
Eljai
Musical Artist
“24/7” is the first project since the 2010 release of Eljai’s album “I know” for the now Los Angeles-based singer. “I Know” was produced by Fabian Cooke, a Jamaican who also calls the City of Angels home.
It was also Cooke who produced “Da Rebirth”, Eljai’s debut album, which came out in 2006.
Though his early recordings with Belize were R&B-influenced, he said reggae was always in the picture.
The sounds of Dennis Brown, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were big on his playlist. So too were Trinidadian calypso giants Lord Kitchener and the Mighty Sparrow.
Producer Asani Ali, Saxophonist Dean Fraser, keyboardist Carroll ‘Bowie’ McLaughlin and British hitmaker Stingray Records, worked on “24/7”.
Eljai believes he has grown considerably since his first album.
“I’m definitely more confident as an artiste, a lot more mature. People who buy this record will hear that,” he said.
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