Elijah Emanuel has evolved through several incarnations of The Revelations
since 1996. The present line-up of musicians lives in the Mexican border
town of San Diego, California. This first- hand view of the struggle of the
local immigrants against the U.S. government fueled Elijah Emanuel's
imagination for addressing Roots Reggae music to concrete issues. Bilingual
in Spanish and English, he has been an activist for Hispanic and African
cultural integrity. Elijah has been searching for the essence of reggae;
what makes it timeless and universal---and attempting to make that the
core of his songs."Where I want to take it[reggae]? Where it's not
localized to one geography and not limited to one culture. The music
is universal. When I compose songs my intentions are to speak to and
inspire people from every country in the world and this because the
nature of this music directly connects to the consciousness of all
people". |