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[BIO - GRAPHY] AT THE 2002 THANKSTAKING CONCERT PUT ON ANNUALLY BY XICANO RECORDS AND FILM, BANDS SUCH AS QUINTO SOL, LA PAZ, AND SAMADHI PERFORMED. TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHOW AS THE CROWD PATIENTLY AWAITED THE NEXT BAND, EL VUH, MAKING THEIR FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE ASCENDED THE STAGE. ONCE EL VUH BEGAN PLAYING, THE CROWD IMMEDIATELY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT AND SOON THEREAFTER WHISPERS COULD BE HEARD AMID THE MUSIC. PEOPLE INQUIRED "WHO ARE THEY?" AND STATEMENTS SUCH AS "DAMN, THEY’RE GOOD" SOON BECAME RAMPANT. THAT NIGHT IT BECAME APPARENT THAT EL VUH WAS DESTINED TO MAKE THEIR MARK. SINCE THAT NIGHT, EL VUH HAS BECOME A HEAVYWEIGHT ON THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE HAVING PLAYED ALONGSIDE SUCH GREATS AS 2MEX, SLOWRIDER, AZTLAN UNDERGROUND, AND QUINTO SOL. EL VUH WAS FORMED IN 2002 WHEN THE MEMBERS, VICTOR E, ZERO, AND E-RISE MET UP AT TIA CHUCHA'S CAFE IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. PREVIOUSLY, VICTOR E HAD BEEN A SUCCESSFUL SOLO ARTIST, ZERO A TALENTED MUSIC PRODUCER AND E-RISE AN UP-AND-COMING FREE-STYLIST. THEY DECIDED THEIR NAME WOULD BE "EL VUH" WHICH IS MAYAN FOR "THE BOOK;" A SUITABLE NAME CONSIDERING THEIR LYRICS ARE LADEN WITH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE. AMAZINGLY, THE CHEMISTRY OF THE GROUP WAS SO GREAT THAT HALF OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, JAGUAR PROPHECIES WAS RECORDED IN ONE DAY. THE ALBUM TITLE IS A REFERENCE TO THE CHILAM BALAM, MAYAN CODICES WHICH SPEAK OF A POSITIVE FUTURE WHEREAS THE COLONIZATION OF ANAHUAC WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN PEACE. THE ALBUM BEAUTIFULLY REPRESENTS THIS PHILOSOPHY WHILE ALSO DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR INDIGENOUS PAST. THE INCREDIBLE TALENT OF ZERO IS ALL TOO APPARENT AS THE BEATS ON THE ALBUM ARE ASTOUNDING. ZERO'S HARD DELIVERY IS PERFECTLY ACCENTUATED BY VICTOR E'S ENGLISH/SPANISH TWO-PRONGED ATTACK AND E-RISE'S ABILITY TO FLOW UNCEASINGLY. TRACKS SUCH AS "HEAVY," "OLLIN," AND "OBSIDIAN EYES" EXEMPLIFY THE BRILLIANCE OF EL VUH. IN ADDITION TO “JAGUAR PROPHECIES,” EL VUH HAS ALSO PRODUCED VICTOR E’S MASTERPIECE, BLACK AND RED INK AND WILL SOON RELEASE THE FOLLOW-UP, KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. THE BRILLIANCE OF EL VUH IS MOST READILY EVIDENT WHEN THEY PLAY LIVE. THE ENERGY THEY BRING TO THE STAGE DEMONSTRATES IN DRAMATIC FASHION THEIR DETERMINATION TO IGNITE THE MINDS OF THE MASSES. DJ XOL JAH PROVIDES THE BEATS AS THE LYRICS COME TO LIFE AND THEIR PASSION ARDUOUSLY EMANATES FROM THEIR VOCALS. EL VUH HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT RATHER THAN FOR PROFIT, THEY ARE MOTIVATED BY LOVE FOR THEIR GENTE. VICTOR E SAYS HE WANTS TO PASS ON WHAT WAS TAUGHT TO HIM THROUGH MUSIC, E-RISE WANTS TO ENLIGHTEN PEOPLE AND OFFER THEM AN ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT THEY ARE OFFERED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND ZERO WANTS TO REPRESENT OUR ANCIENT WAYS THROUGH HIP-HOP. EL VUH HAS PERFORMED AT NUMEROUS COLLEGE CAMPUSES INCLUDING UCLA, SAN DIEGO STATE, AND USC AND HAS PLAYED TIRELESSLY AT VENUES ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED ON BOTH “THE ROOF” AND “OFF THE ROOF” TELEVISION SHOWS WHICH AIR ON THE POPULAR CABLE STATION MUN2. IN ADDITION, A MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE APPROPRIATELY TITLED “HEAVY” IS IN PRODUCTION AND WILL FEATURE LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE. ARMED WITH SCATHING LYRICS, HEART-POUNDING BEATS, AND AN UNDYING PASSION, EL VUH IS DESTINED TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON MIND, BODY, AND SOUL.
EL VUH IS: DJ ALCHEMY / E-RISE / VICTOR*E / XILAN / ZERO
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