Amen

Gabriel Meyer Halevy & Amir Paiss met in the deserts & woods of Israel in 1994 and in Orisa, India, while traveling extensively around the world, studying music, healing and the art of prayer & Intention from different sacred traditions. Later on, in the village of Amirim in the Galilee mountains of Northern Israel, they created their “Amen ensemble”, starting with their unique trilogy of Hebrew Wisdom & Spirit . The Essential and Mystical Torah: Merkavah ( 2001 ) The Torah of Nature: Hateva - Skin of God ( 2008 -new release! ) The Torah of the Stranger: Ushpizin ( work in progress )Merkavah is a musical ritual. A Hebrew psychedelic opera, that is portraying soundscapes, timescapes and scenes from the Human soul’s voyage from a distant past to a near future. We interweaved new and ancient instruments, root letters and words which are pronounced in the Here & Now in order to create a Listening tour folded within the magic box of the One Present.In Merkavah for the first time the vision of Ezekiel is composed to contemporary music, along side with the Ten sayings of Creation, the Ten Commandments and the Hebrew Mantra: “Love thy Kin as Thyself”.The song: ''Run and returned"" was featured in Peacedrum (peacedrum.org) compilation volume 2 and was nominated as finalist for best world music track in MusicOz awards 2006Hateva - Skin of God : Deep ecology to Global Sacred Beat. A blend of ancient Hebrew wisdom & original lyrics revealing Divine embodiment in the Natural world. Hateva - Nature - in gematria(kabbalistic numerology) is the equivalent of Elohim, the divine name related to our perception and understanding of the Wholy One.Once upon a time, art, healing and the love of mystery danced together to the rhythm of holiness. Today in Israel, hints of awakening of modern Levites emerge, as living collective memory of our ancient temple culture. We are witnessing, not the fragmentation of musicians and audience, but the rebirth of holy community through contemporary devotional music in its original Hebrew language. Each of us carries sparks of primordial light, sparks of the revelation at Sinai and of ‘becoming’ of prophecy. The alienation of body and land from our Israeli spirit speaks of a people who is being called to remember its story and radiate its brilliance as a gift to all the children of Noah. Free to sing the sacred and prophetic songs, soaring in our hearts.Amen is currently touring in the usa,and has prospects for a south american tour in october 2009 Gabriel Meyer Halevy: www.myspace.com/gabrielmeyerhalevy, www.metasulha.org Amir Paiss: www.myspace.com/amirpaiss, www.sheva.net