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Sheva

Sheva World Music Band Israel

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Sheva is a world music ensemble of original music, established in 1996 in a unique community situated in the Galilee Mountains, northern Israel.SHEVA band members are coming from Muslim and Jewish backgrounds and the main theme in their songs is the call for peace in the Middle East and around the world. SHEVA incorporates instruments from around the world and motives from the roots of Hebrew and Arabic cultures as well as tribal cultures, combining Biblical texts, Sufi prayers and eclectic inspiration from all traditions as well as contemporary music.Shortly after their inception, SHEVA became a phenomenon in the world music scene in Israel, attracting thousands with their spectacular performances, filled with spirit and celebration.Their first two CD's 'Celestial Wedding' & 'Day & Night' rapidly became the best selling world music CD's in Israel.Soon after the Israeli success SHEVA toured the U.S. performing from coast to coast. Following this successful tour, SHEVA were invited by the Dalai-Lama to the ‘Sacred World Music Festival’ in which they created a special collaboration entitled: ‘Poetry of Peace - spiritual music of the Middle East’ with Jai Uttal & Omar Faruk Tekbilek. Together they recorded a musical prayer for peace entitled S.O.S Salaam Om Shalom. They were hailed for their performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco & New York.Returning from world tours, SHEVA have released their 3rd album ‘Garden’ containing this musical prayer recorded with Uttal and Tekbilek as a bonus track.Since the summer of 2002, SHEVA has been performing around the world, including major festivals and prestigious events in Canada (Montreal Jazz festival), Australia (Woodford festival), Belgium (Sfinks festival), Spain (The Parliament Of Religions, Etno Sur Festival), France, Switzerland, and more, all to raving reviews from audiences, press and national TV alike.SHEVA released their 4th album in June 2005: "SHEVA- Live In Australia", Recorded in 2004 during their intensive and most successful ( 21 shows in 23 days) second Australian tour. This album won the 2007 LIVE PERFORMANCE Album in the INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS.SHEVA is dedicated to inspiring and uplifting musical experience, reminding every listening heart to the true peaceful and joyful nature of being.My Showcase

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Member Since: 12/18/2006
Band Website: sheva.net
Band Members: Mosh Ben Ari, Amir Paiss, Gil Ron Shama, Udi Ben Kna'an, Avishai Barnatan, Lior Shulman, Antar Taher
Influences:SHALOM,We are “Sheva”, a musical ensemble that creates, prays & celebrates together with the hope for peace, using a varied of ancient & new instruments. Our playing & poetry styles are the fruits of our varied roots. Our parents immigrated to Israel from European & Arab countries, from North Africa & from the Middle East. We are coming from Muslim & Jewish backgrounds and our music is the result of a renewing, mixed, moderated peace minded Israeli society that developed during the reconciliation atmosphere of the nineties.In these difficult times we live in amidst great trouble of our region, we use our music & meetings with various audiences as a bridge for differences & conflicts. We want to bring forth an important voice that is still alive in Israel, a voice of both Arabs & Jews that want peace and have trust in it. We represent tens of thousand of people that have faith in overcoming the present conflict & violence. Sheva originated in the Galilee, a green island in the great desert, a meeting place for cultural landscapes.We facilitate meeting of reconciliation between Arabs & Jews, the sons of Abraham, because we believe that peace will prevail through truly meeting each other. Music is a safe place for a meeting. We are a living example for it. We work with Muslim, Christian & Jewish artists & with the roots of those different cultures. We respect the differences & celebrate the common simple truth of any human life: the aspiration for love, peace, health & harmony. Through the music, we experience the possibility of peace, voicing the hope for a peaceful future.SALAAM.
Sounds Like: SHEVA: Sheva - Live in Australia

From playing music around the fire in the Galilee mountains to stages worldwide, a circle of friends, Arabs & Hebrew traditions celebrating the message of peace. Sheva 2004 tour in Australia.

Record Label: Globalev World Music Israel
Type of Label: Major

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SHEVA is arriving to Berlin

'SHEVA'  is arriving to Berlin to perform in Rudolstadt festival - Germany's biggest folk, roots and world music in July 5 2008.More details will be availble soon....
Posted by Sheva on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:09:00 PST