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Emunah

Klezmer/world music/drum & bass/hip hop/breaks

About Me


Emunah started in a North London bedroom in 2002, and have since become an 6-piece live monster. The Guardian called them 'the UK's hot new Jewish hip-hop act', but then what do they know? The Emunah crew hail from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Jewish, Palestinian and Russian. Emunah's repertoire spans hiphop, reggae, breaks and drum and bass, shaking dancefloors with their unique fusion of melodies from around the world, fat beats, conscious lyrics and rolling basslines.

As well as working on studio EPs and collaborations with artists including Brimstone 127 (KRS One, Jungle Brothers) and Genesis Elijah (Broken Souls), Emunah have also been busy evolving their live side. The band have performed all over the UK and Europe, at venues including Thekla (Bristol) and Cargo, 93 Feet East and SEOne in London. They recently rocked the socks off of Paris and Budapest and headlined the Global Marquee stage at the 50,000-capacity Ashton Court Festival in Bristol.

When not performing and recording with Emunah members have a variety of side projects, including performing with Klezmer band She'koyokh , film scoring, DJing at clubs and parties all over the UK, and remix / production work for various artists.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/26/2005
Band Website: emunahmusic.com
Band Members: D-Lay (guitar, programming) MCIB (vocals decks'n'FX) Vika Evdokimenko (vocals) Marc Specter (bass) Meg Hamilton (violin) Beats Boy (drums)
Influences: LTJ Bukem, Bob Dylan, Sasha, Aphrodite, Bjork, Steel Pulse, A Guy Called Gerald, High Contrast, Ella Fitzgerald, Teebee, Leonard Cohen, Reprazent, Rakim, Roots Manuva, Pharoah Monch, Peter Green, Massive Attack, Brain Tax, Blame, A Tribe Called Quest, Shlomo Carlebach, Klute, Super Furry Animals, Herbaliser, Primal Scream, Stone Roses, Black Star, Neil Young, Breakbeat Era, Sage Francis, Rennie Pilgrim, El-P, DJ Shadow, Leftfield, Ganja Kru, Underworld, Jehst, Digweed, Gangstarr, Orbital, London Elekricity, Woody Guthrie, Nick Drake, Beck, John B, Cold Cut, Common, Dynamic Syncopation, Marvin Gaye, Danny Tenaglia, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendrix, The Roots, Johnny Cash, William Blake.
Sounds Like: Some bass, some beats, some groove, some sweet violin, some soulful singing, some rockin righteous rhymes, some scratchin, some more bass...flavours from klezmer to bhangra, hip hop, reggae, breaks and drumn'bass fused with sounds from around the world...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Emunah leave Elephant and Castle in a happy panting sweat

D-Lay writes: How many elephants does it take to throw a REALLY GOOD PARTY? Well, it seems the answer is one, as long as it lives in a castle... Confused? We were. Emunah returned triumphant to the se...
Posted by Emunah on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:25:00 PST

Is klezmerbass the new definition of faith?

Emunah are cited as a symbol of the reinvention of Jewish youth, in a new Channel 4 feature exploring Jewish identity in Britain. Excellent....
Posted by Emunah on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:34:00 PST

Emunah in Bristol part II - The Revenge...

D-lay writes, Festivals are great! You wake up hot and sweaty in a tent, vomit, feel like a pig's shat in your head, have the obligatory 'liquid breakfast', spend the rest of the d...
Posted by Emunah on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00:00 PST

Emunah rinse Paris........HARD

D-Lay writes:Well, well, well, this has been an interesting weekend for Emunah. Got to Paris on Thursday and immediately entered a world of precise scheduling and consummate professionalism previously...
Posted by Emunah on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:07:00 PST

Psychosemitic begins, Emunah launch it with a bang

D-lay writes: Yesterday, Psychosemitic was born in the Spitz art gallery and gig venue. When the Shahman and I turned up about 3, we entered what was essentially a dark, windowless and rath...
Posted by Emunah on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:12:00 PST

PunkPurim, RampART

I like to leave some room for surprise when it comes to playing a new venue or performing in front of new kind of crowd, so I didn't do much research into the Punk Purim night which Emunah were d...
Posted by Emunah on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:48:00 PST

Emunah hand London its ass. Twice.

Good evening. DJIB here. Quite a weekend we've had at Emunah HQ.On Saturday we pitched up at the Punkpurim night at RampART amongst busy people running around with projectors, cables and beer. This wa...
Posted by Emunah on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:23:00 PST

A Quiet Weekend In

Friday 20:00 - Cambridge - I watched the Johnny Cash biopic, 'Walk The Line'. What a don. To the amusement of myself and Mr.Miller, the film is preceded by an advert for a CD of the "music from the fi...
Posted by Emunah on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:10:00 PST

Emunah in Bristol, 3/2/06

Thekla is a club on a boat. A big, old, boat, presumably anchored or otherwise fastened pretty damn securely to something fairly solid. As soon as I arrived there with Vikesha, I knew by the sickly s...
Posted by Emunah on Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:40:00 PST