Amel Eiland and Elevation is a supremely tight and profoundly funky seven piece live band led by singer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Amel Eiland. Eiland's music grows out of an eclectic background of Funk, Jazz, Soul, and Hip-Hop influences, among others. These diverse musical elements combine organically in 'Amel Eiland and Elevation,' creating music that channels the energy and spirit of a golden age of dance grooves while remaining highly contemporary. In an age dependent on computers, DJs, and samples, Amel Eiland and Elevation are a rare return to the old school tradition of P Funk, and Earth Wind and Fire; they can rock a dance floor LIVE.
In 2004, Amel Eiland relocated to the Netherlands from his home in East Lancing, Michigan, USA (right next door to the Motor City, Detroit, home of some of America's richest musical history). There he assembled a musically and internationally diverse group of top flight musicians to form Elevation. With this band, Eiland skillfully orchestrates his compositions with his own soulful vocals, punchy horns, percussive and psychedelic guitar and synth, warm analog keyboards, and a deeply grooving rhythmic foundation of bass and drums.
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