Yele releases Christian EP 'Plenitud' on Oct 16
The seven-song album includes a track with Wisin and another with Dominican singer Marcos Yaroide.
Yele releases her first Christian EP, 'Plenitud', on October 16, according to Diario Libre. The production comes out under La Base de Fe, the Christian music label of La Base Music Group, and brings together seven songs.
A last name that opens the door, not the faith
She is 19 years old and her last name carries weight in the industry: she is the daughter of Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Wisin. That door is open before the first single. And that is the question many young people from San Juan to Orlando ask themselves: what if your last name opened doors that others struggle for years to open?
There is a fact the last name doesn't explain: her debut single, 'Bueno', blends Latin pop with Latin worship, and reached Top 11 on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay. The last name gets you a first meeting; keeping a song on the radio is another conversation.
«Her faith is not inherited through a last name nor bought with a record label.»
And something else, which applies to anyone: doing well what is yours to do—your music or your craft—is also a way of serving God. Vocation is not measured by the last name you carry, but by the faithfulness with which you do what is yours.
What 'Plenitud' brings
The main track, 'A Donde Iré', unites her musically with Wisin, according to the statement from her representatives. The song comes with a music video on Yele's YouTube channel.
The EP includes '28/7', with Marcos Yaroide, a Dominican Christian singer. The song is inspired by Psalm 28 and speaks of internal struggles, fragility, and returning to God at every stage, according to the statement.
The statement adds that the album reflects her own experiences and spiritual growth, with messages of hope for her generation.
That psalm is not decoration. 'The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.' (Psalm 28:7, ESV). The psalmist speaks in the first person because trust is placed by the one who believes, not by the one who inherits it.
The faith no one can lend you
One thing is singing worship and another is sustaining faith when no one applauds you. No one knows what happens in another person's heart, and your dad's last name doesn't work as a thermometer. Scripture repeats that each one answers for themselves: that goes for Yele, for you, and for me.
What I can do, without making up stories or calling her the 'new voice' of the genre, is listen to the songs and pray for her. Her faith is not inherited through a last name nor bought with a record label. It is lived in secret, like anyone else's.
If any of this serves as a mirror, look at your own open doors: a last name, a school, a church, an uncle who recommends you. What are you doing with that access? And when 'Plenitud' comes out on October 16, what do you expect from the album: a good sound, or something that moves you to trust your heart?
