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Yemen Blues

YEMEN BLUES is an original and fascinating meeting of traditional Yemenite melodies & the world of blues, jazz and funk. The flavors of West African roots and enhanced modern compositions are bringing together a breathtaking experience and a mixture of beautiful complex grooves. It is the powerful outcome of Ravid Kahalani’s musical journey from his yemenite roots to western influences - a joyful oasis in the middle of the desert. YEMEN BLUES was founded by Ravid Kahalani, a rising star in Israel who grew up to a traditional Yemenite family, learned the language and the traditional chants of his origin, and extended his influences in the areas of blues and West African soul, from the Sahara desert thru classical Opera singing to Afro-American blues

Itamar Borochov Quartet: Outset

by Dan Bilawsky
June 11, 2014

Israeli trumpeter Itamar Borochov landed on U.S. soil in 2006, eager and ready to start studying at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Now, eight years later, he's stepping out with his aptly-titled debut--Outset. While this marks Borochov's maiden voyage as a leader, he's already received some well-deserved attention for his ...

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By Yemen Blues

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2013

Take Five With Daniel Villa Verde

by Daniel Villa Verde
November 17, 2013

Meet Daniel Villa Verde: In 2002, Daniel Villa Verde started to work as a guitar teacher, focusing on technique, harmony, and improvisation. He worked with local musicians in Rio De Janiero with jazz and fusion concerts from 2004 to 2007. He joined the Federal College University in Rio during 2005 and studied two and a ...

Yemen Blues To Share Unique Musical Vision At Painted Bride On January 7th

December 19, 2011

Philadelphia, PA—Philadelphia's leading presenter of groundbreaking artists, Painted Bride, takes you on a journey of alternative world culture on Jan. 7 with YEMEN BLUES—an international ensemble of nine top-flight musicians from Israel, Uruguay and New York. Led by Israeli vocalist-gimbri player Ravid Kahalani (band member to Idan Raichel), YEMEN BLUES creates a poetic hybrid groove and ...

26th Annual Jewish Music Fest with Yemen Blues

January 27, 2011

Fervent Blues, Haunting Songs: The 26th Annual Jewish Music Festival Transforms Traditions from Yemen to Cuba as Premier Platform for New Jewish Music, March 5㬉, 2011 It started with a knock on Festival Director Eleanor Shapiro's door. There stood Avner Yonai, an Israeli businessman who had searched record bins and archives from Buenos Aires, Warsaw, and ...