Shabazi by Bazaar Ensemble

With gratitude to all who contributed to this labor of love, Bazaar Ensemble is honored to present 'Shabazi', our first EP. A musical journey to mystical heart of Yemen, and a musical conversation between our roots and our present, 'Shabazi' fuses East and West, ancient and modern. Building on the bedrock of the spiritual poetry of Shalom Shabazi (1619 – ca. 1720) and the rich traditional music of the Yemenite Judeo-Arabic heritage, Bazaar Ensemble aims to create a vibrant, new sound that reflects our Middle Eastern Jewish roots, and diversity of our Los Angeles home. Aiwah!

https://vimeo.com/145748861

Tracklist

1.	Ayelet Chen איילת חן	5:13

2.	Im Nin'alu אם ננעלו	5:50

3.	Ahavat Hadassah אהבת הדסה	6:26

Credits

released January 24, 2016

Shabazi- Bazaar Ensemble
All lyrics written by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. All melodies traditional, with arrangements and new composition by Asher Levy and Yoni Arbel

Asher Levy- lead and background vocals, electric guitar (1,2), oud, keyboards, electric bass (1,3), cumbus saz (3), duff (3), bendir (3), riqq (1, 3), bells (1, 2)

Yoni Arbel- electric guitar, nylon guitar (2), tenor saxophones, flutes, keyboards (2), electric bass (2), darbuka (2,3), background vocals (3)

Jonathan Golabek-Kaye- violins
Mekala Session- drums

Kiernan Weggler- cello (2,3), background vocals (3)
Michael Blasky- alto saxophone (2)
Ameet Eini- bowed acoustic bass (2)
Lior Yedidya- duet vocals (2)

Produced by Asher Levy, Yoni Arbel, and Ben Fried
Mixed by Ben Fried and Asher Levy
Mastered by Danny Golliger
Cover Design by Paige Schwimmer and Yoni Arbel
Font Design by Stephen Chen

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