Elia Gunnar Salomon, known as Elijah, was born on August 20, 1986, as son of an Italian father and a Swiss-Norwegian mother. He is deeply rooted in his hometown Zurich, and up to today, the multicultural city is the source of his music and inspiration.

Elijah is a multilingual singer and songwriter with songs in Swiss German, English, Jamaican Patois, Spanish and French he represents a culture of co-existence without boundaries based on language, religion or nationality.

Elijah also breaks down the traditional boundaries as far as his musical style is concerned. While his music has its origins in roots reggae, he has recently complemented and refined it with dub, bossa nova, rap and blues elements. This is a welcome change for him as multi-instrumentalist who, apart from singing, also plays the flute, the akete drum and the guitar. His musical versatility manifests itself in the vibrant and organic sounds and rhythms of his new album “Eat Ripe Fruit”.

Inspired by different cultures, languages and rhythms, Elijah lived in Jamaica, Senegal and Switzerland during the next three years, working on the creation and production of new music.

Building on the success of his debut album, Elijah released his second album “Eat Ripe Fruit” in 2014. The album was released in Switzerland via the label “One Camp” that he had founded in the same year.

The single “Love is in Danger” feat. Big Zay & Baye Bass that is featured on “Eat Ripe Fruit” will be released in August 2015 and accompanied by a music video produced in Senegal.

In February 2016, a dub remix of the album “Eat Ripe Fruit” will be released under the title “Dub Ripe Fruit”. The eight songs were arranged in London in collaboration with the Jamaican band Raging Fyah and Joe Ariwa, the son of dub and reggae producer Mad Professor. They will be available on a two-disc deluxe version of Elijah’s second album featuring both “Eat Ripe Fruit” and “Dub Ripe Fruit”