Re: Music from Israel

[glenn tamir <klezska...>]

It's been my experience that that's usually the
problem with anything "Mainstream" - especially music.
 You can always find the finest jewels around the
edges.


--- Ari Davidow <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com> wrote:
> At 10:19 PM 6/6/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >I'm certainly no expert, but I have noticed a
> >wonderful trend in Israel toward a musical
> >spirituality that brings musical traditions from
> the
> >Far East, Middle East, and North African Regions
> >together with a high degree of musicianship.
> 
> There may be such musicians, but it is certainly not
> 
> the mainstream of Jewish music, which is just as
> pop-
> focused and commercial as music in most places! (At 
> least, that's what my friends seem to be listening
> to,
> and that's whats coming through on the most recent
> set of CDs from there that I've received.)
> 
> Having said that, there =are= some bands that have
> fused
> a variety of world musics, ranging from Habustan
> Avraham
> or the Natural Gathering to more recent bands, and
> that
> is, indeed, fascinating. Do talk more about those
> that
> you have especially enjoyed!
> 
> ari
> 
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