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ElMar is a popular musician with a strong local following. Born and raised in Bavaria to German and Philippine parents, singer/songwriter ElMar is a sweet example of musical multiculturalism. She plays ethnic instruments, sings in four languages and covers multiple styles from blues to bossa.

ElMar’s beginnings in music came from her father, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who moved to Germany from the Philippines. From an early age she showed natural promise as a singer and taught herself the guitar at the age of 13. Her initial love was classic soul, in particular Lou Rawls and the sound of Motown, and this inspiration is evident in whatever genre she performs today, possessing the ability to soothe listeners with tender tones or raise the roof with emotional, fiery passion.

ElMar’s long-standing curiosity for Spanish music brought her to Granada when she was 26. After developing a love for oriental and Turkish rhythms she was naturally led to flamenco and found herself deeply engaged in Spanish sounds and traditions. She worked around the country, joining with travelling troubadours and gypsy groups between jobs, all the while growing as a musician.

Nine years ago ElMar came to Tenerife and formed a duo with a percussionist who helped her to work on dynamics, prepare well-worked set-lists and add a defined structure to songs. Around the same time she found a spiritual path and revolutionised her way of living, taking up yoga, changing her diet and studying Ayurveda to find inner-balance and optimise energy. 

This change in wellbeing led to a change in fortune when she met the jazz pianist, Oscar Enrique Dellacha Benseny. For the first time she met someone to play soul music with, and with his jazz background and her eclectic styles, they soon found a unique sound and formed a set-list they were both excited about. Effortlessly they could switch from pop to jazz to Latin, all the while keeping soul as the core, with a healthy dose of those old favourite tunes her father had introduced her to. “Oscar helped me enormously with harmonies and training the ear”, ElMar says of her old friend. From there they gigged regularly and found a residency spot at Café Veinte 04 in ElMar’s hometown of El Médano, which incorporated a ‘jam night’ and the opportunity for other musicians to join them onstage.

ElMar returned to playing alongside a percussionist, and found a kindred spirit in Tiago, a Brazilian rhythmist. Their set-lists were half original material and half cover versions, and included songs in English, Spanish, Portuguese and one traditional Philippine composition.

Onstage ElMar performs with a Spanish classical guitar and Brazilian pandeiro (percussion instrument) and her vast range takes her from the R&B of Erykah Badu, the funk of Jamiroquai, to the Latin rhythms of Brazilian bossa. 

ElMar was in the process of recording 12 self-compositions at Saxo Studios before meeting the future band members of Messengers and deciding to restructure the songs with a group dynamic.