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Guy Schalom

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Member Since: 27/03/2007
Band Website: www.guyschalom.com
Band Members:
Influences: .. .... .... Klezmer, Paul Clarvis, Guy Schalom, Egyptian Galibeyas, Serbian Gypsies, Frank London, Aaron Alexander, John Coltrane, Bulerias, Pirin Mountains, Sting, Elvis, Irakere, Bulgars, Tahia Carioca, Hossam Ramzy, Juhuri, Sirtaki, Ruth Yaakov, The Negev, Los Van Van, Bulgarian Bagpipes, Nubian Shuffle, Khamis Henkish, Naima Akif, Steve Weintraub, Yemeni Piyutim, Rachel Brice, Wynton Marsalis, Muhamed Murad, Coriander, Ibrahim El Minyawi, David Licht, Zeybekikos, the Schaloms + Scialoms...Baladi Blues Ensemble Live In London!
Sounds Like: Some of the above...
Record Label: Ethnomusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: Baladi Blues Ensemble & Guests

Hosted By:Guy SchalomWhen:10 September 2009Where:Jackson's Lane Theatre (Highgate Tube)269a archway RdLondonN6 5AADescription:Europe's top Egyptian Baladi Band - Live in LONDON for one night only!Clic...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 07:25:00 GMT

Guy Schalom & Klezmer Alliance in BBC Documentary

The documentary "Klezmer In Germany" was aired on Friday.  Great overview of the perculier success and popularity of Klezmer music in Germany.  It makes sense to me...  Good job by...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:05:00 GMT

Klezmer Alliance: Mir Basaraber - OUT NOW!!

If you haven't heard this band yet, you must check them out.  Basically they've been hailed as the best thing to happen to European klezmer since Dave Tarras moved to New York and the Berlin wall...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:02:00 GMT

Turkish Music Delights

Well... just got back from Istanbul. So... the most recent leg of my quest for musical allies around the world... Hooked up with gypsy clarinet virtuoso Selim Sesler - due back in London in March 2008...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:05:00 GMT

Baladi Blues & Tabla Tastic!! OUT NOW

The CDs are out now.  Check them out online - iTunes, guyschalom.com, amazon etc or in all good record stores.. Enjoy and tell your friends - support independent music!! GUY
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:30:00 GMT

Baladi Blues & Tabla Tastic!!

CD release coming up in July... Check out some tracks on here - you'll be among the very first to hear them!! The Launch party is scheduled for the 11th - but it's guest list only, so you'll need...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:33:00 GMT

Never bored in Berlin...

Just got back from Berlin - negotiating a contract for the Klezmer Alliance with a label over there.  Check back for an update on that... Has anyone tried the amazing chocolate muffins at Be...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:14:00 GMT

Tickle in the Heart

Great couple of gigs in the centre of Cologne entitled: A Tickle in the Heart with special guest: Mister Guy Schalom!  Played some pretty funky arrangements and loved their singing.  It's s...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:06:00 GMT

Kosmos Rocked!

Of course I've worked with Laura and Meg for years but hadn't met Harriet before - class!  Their fROOTS review was rightly, top-notch and I wasn't disappointed when we sat down to play...&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 18:15:00 GMT

Crimea River...

We've been sailing for over a week now and we're almost at Odessa. Saw the site of the Charge Of The Light Brigade yesterday and played in this tiny town in the middle of Crimean Ukraine. I saw (witho...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 01:32:00 GMT