Monday, December 05, 2005

Aharon Razel

Aharon Razel, who now resides in Jerusalem's bohemian Nachalot neighborhood, is today one of the leading and most popular artists within the genre of Jewish Original Music. He performs regularly and connects with young and old alike. His music crosses boundaries, appealing to religious and secular crowds as one. And he's only 30...

Born in New York in 1974, Aharon Razel grew up in Jerusalem. After his army service, Aharon received a masters degree in Music and moved to the city of Tsfat for 3 years where he founded his band called "Hasneh Boer" which incorporates Biblical texts with Modern day music influenced by Israeli music, Reggae, Jazz, Funk and Acoustic Rock. To date Aharon has released 4 albums, Out of the Ark, Hasneh Boer, Zman Hageula and his latest, Shir Zion. Aaron’s early training in classical music along with exposure to many other streams of music such as reggae, funk, and jazz combined with influences from R. Shlomo Carlebach and other Chassidic music, forms a unique blend of Ethnic Jewish Folk/Rock that has got Israel’s music scene bopping to a different kind of World Beat. Aaron’s newest album Song of Zion, as all of his previous three albums, takes Praises and Psalms from Classical Jewish Texts and Literature and mixes them with a joyful twist of mystical expression and melody that captures the art of a Jewish Soul cast in a modern Jewish Setting living in the Ancient Land of Israel. Music that appeals to any ear, with no borders…

Hear the music: Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li Booking and performance inquiries: carlebach@j-arts.org