Born in Israel in 1967,
Amir Perelman has been playing string instruments since age 15.
He grew up in the USA and Israel and has been living for ten years in the Netherlands and france.
During his formatory years Amir was exposed to different and varied musical influences such as Jazz, Rock, Latin, Indian, Armeniam and Mediterenean musical heritage that are reflected in his work, by fusing rythms and scales from east and west , he has created his own personal sound and style.
During the years 1991-1999 he formed the groups
Return To Zero with:
Asaf Sirkis - Drums, Alex Bershadski - Bass
Blues For Anonymous with:,
Udi Kamirski - Double Bass , Olaf Keus - Drums, Percussions
Amir Perelman Trio with:,
Asaf Sirkis - Drums, Mischa Kool - Bass
On 1999 he formed the Global Village Project,
with the aim to bring together musicians from various world music traditions to share their improvisational skills in a free and open minded environment.
Many world class musicians have played as guests or members of this special ensemble including : Armenian Duduk maestro Djivan Gasparyan , indian tabla nawaz Irshad Hussein Khan , Persian ney virtuoso Amir Shahasar , israeli percussionist Erez Munk ,to name but a few ...
Two albums of the Global Village Project have been on released on Zigota Records
In the last two years the trio includes two fine musicians that are rooted in the tradition of Indian classical music: Ron 'Shpatz' Cohen who plays Indian bamboo flutes – Bansuri, and Ram Hadar on Tabla, cymbals and Middle Eastern percussion.
Amir composed music for several theater plays to name a few:
the life of king salomon - dixit 1998 paris
stories from heven - dixit 1999 paris
that same elul - uriel rosenbaum - 1999 israel
animal stories - j.j. fdida - paris 2000
From 2002-2007 recorded the album New Song For Jerusalem for Zigota Records to be released this year with:
Oren Tzor - Violin, Erez Munk - Tabla and Percussion, Zohar Fresco - Percussions, David Adar - Cymbals and Percussions.
And formed the quintet baring the same title as the album's.
with Oren Tsor - Violin, Omer Horwitz - Clarinet, Ofir Tal - Keyboards, Avi Agababa - Percussions
He is also a music teacher and ensemble instructor on Megido Music Center and Haifa Music Conservatory
CNET Editors Review:
Skilled guitarist Amir Perelman meshes the many musical styles he's picked up while plucking his way around the globe.
Whether dabbling in traditional Indian music or playing contemporary Western material, the Israeli composer seems to always teeter his tunes on the edge of complexity.
He's gone as far as to modify his guitar to sound like a sitar, strumming dazzling melodies in the process.
Global Village Featuring Djivan Gasparyan Live
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