Monday, October 13, 2014

The Latest From Our Favorite 11-Piece Afrobeat Jewish Avant-Garde Jazz Band

By Matthue Roth for Jewniverse

Zion80-2Zion80 is a big band with a big sound—a full horn section alongside multiple percussionists, keyboards, and guitars. They’re a combination of Jewish music, Afrobeat, and avant-garde jazz—late last year, during their residency at a jazz club in the Lower East Side, the band had sixteen players, plus a surprise guest sitting in. Their first album featured funky, super-danceable versions of traditional Jewish liturgical tunes by rabbi/songwriter Shlomo Carlebach.

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