Chevan and Byrd's third CD offers a mix of Jewish and African-American music both sacred and secular. This time they are joined by The Afro-Semitic Experience, an ensemble dedicated to preserving, promoting and expanding the rich cultural and musical heritage of the Jewish and African diaspora. Imagine a band that understands and can present interpretations of music from traditions as rich as Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, and Swing and you have the Afro-Semitic Experience. This is a group that is as comfortable playing a freylakh as they are swinging a blues, that knows how to play either a bulgar or some funk. Multi-cultural soul. On this, the group's first album, they present a set that travels the Afro-Semitic Experience in all its multi-dimensional splendor.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
music for the global neighborhood:
Brilliant. When I heard a track played on DC's WPFW, I knew I had to get this. Some of the pieces reminded me of The Word with John Medeski, Robert Randolph and the Missippi All-Stars. Other tracks, such as the cover of "Waters of Babylon," are mellow. I liked all of them.
