Le single
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BDn_K9hEAEM&ab_channel=WorldCircuitRecordsDuring the Last year I recorded a joint album with Johnny Greenwood
Jarak Qaribak (from Arabic: your neighbor is your relative).
This is one of the most significant moments I have experienced as a musician.
Today I can finally share with you that the album will be released on June 9th.
Our shared curiosity for Arab music and culture inspired the idea for the album -
where we renew works, and collaborate with artists from all over the Middle East.
We are a small country among all the Arab countries and Arab culture - its customs are deeply rooted in Israeli culture.
Many of us in Israel are descendants of people who came here from different places in the Middle East. It's no coincidence that Friday afternoon was the highlight of the week for many of my generation and their families, when from every window in the neighborhood we could hear the songs from the Arab movie being shown on TV.
For me it was an amazing experience to record the project together with the mighty Johnny Greenwood, one of the most influential and important musicians of the current era. And a dear friend that life brought us together.
I am very excited and hope that the large audience in Israel will be able to reconnect with such a close and rich culture that is within and around us, and feel that in this difficult time we are still able to distinguish the culture and the common and beautiful things between us.
Edit: added the IG post and YT video + links to pre order.
2nd edit: Album mixed by Nigel Godrich
3rd edit: Jonny qouted in Israeli media: "We didn't want to think of this (Project) as a political statement. However, I am aware that anything you do on this side of the world, turns political immediately, even if it is purely artistic, it might be especially true if the act is in fact artistic."