Curacao. The singer and songwriter Ephrem J was recently in the Dominican Republic for recording purposes and is back in Curacao ready for the release of his new single “Amor en la Luna”. The song was written and composed by Ephrem J and arranged by Martires de Leon from the Dominican Republic. When listening to the song, one can easily become confused about the source of the creation, considering that the arrangement combined with Ephrem J’s interpretation of the song, don’t leave any doubt that this young gentleman is putting quality above everything which in turn represents a serious threat to bachata bands like Aventura and Extreme.
The theme of the song, interpreted in a perfect Spanish, illustrates making love on the moon, where stars, comets and planets celebrate love and all distractions are muted while doing so. The melody of the song is also captivating. Without any doubt Ephrem J can look back on a great support with regard to the production of this song by Martires de Leon. About De Leon, the following is said on the website
http://www.iasorecords.com/bachata.cfm?subsecid=108:
“Although not the best known, guitarist Martires de León has probably been the most influential figure in bachata from 1998 to the present. De León, a prodigiously talented guitarist, has dedicated himself to the study of a wide range of styles on the instrument—among them blues, trio music, and jazz harmony. As an arranger, he has dominated the genre as no one else, with the exception of Edilio Paredes before him; an astonishing number of the most popular acts in bachata use De León to arrange and record their songs, among them Monchy y Alexandra, Alex Bueno, Los Toros Band, Yoskar Sarante and El Gringo de la Bachata. De León and his talented group of musicians have also perfected the formula which Anthony Santos and his contemporaries developed of a melodic introduction, verse, and a rhythmic “mambo” section marked by increasingly percussive bass parts and merengue-like patterns on the bongó and güira.”
With this modern approach to bachata, Martires de Leon has created a new style, specific to Ephrem J’s voice and style.
Pleasant information is that this bachata mastermind will be in Curacao to perform as a guitarist along other top Curacao musicians during Ephrem J’s concert with dancing opportunity to be held at the end of October 2009.
The song “Amor en la Luna” can be heard in its pre-release phase on the home page www.ephremj.com with a link to the lyrics. In the coming days, all radio stations and DJs in the Netherlands Antilles will receive the radio demo of the song, while the video clip of the song that was also recorded in the Dominican Republic will soon be released. The video clip was directed, recorded and edited by Jose Calles of BlackBoxVisuals.
