Aharit Hayamim
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Aharit Hayamim is an Israel
i world beat-reggae jam band formed in 2002.
The music of Aharit Hayamim is described as a "mix of reggae, Carlebach
, rock and various ethnic musical styles." Redemption and the messiah are central themes. The band is influenced by the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of Breslov
and recorded some of its demo in the Ukrainian city of Uman
, where his grave is located (the grave is a pilgrimage site for Breslov Hasidim and others). Most of Aharit Hayamim's members grew up in the Gush Etzion
settlement bloc, but they are now based in Jerusalem. Aharit Hayamim also organizes a yearly festival of the same name, held near the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin
, which attracts a mixed religious and secular audience of more than 1000 people. The band released a demo in 2004 and a (self-released) self-titled album in 2006. In 2008 they collaborated with the Dar Fur Stars, a band made up of Darfuri refugees living in Israel. They toured the US in 2009, spurring criticism of their politics by Daniel Sieradski
and the Jewish student magazine New Voices, which the blog Jewlicious then responded to.
Usually other musicians join them on stage, most notably, Rabbi Shaul Judelman on saxophone and Eliahu Rosenblum on percussion.
, Y-Love
, Shlomo Bar
, Ehud Banai
, Kobi Oz
and others.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i world beat-reggae jam band formed in 2002.
The music of Aharit Hayamim is described as a "mix of reggae, Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach , known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a Jewish rabbi, religious teacher, composer, and singer who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime...
, rock and various ethnic musical styles." Redemption and the messiah are central themes. The band is influenced by the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of Breslov
Nachman of Breslov
Nachman of Breslov , also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover , Nachman from Uman , was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement....
and recorded some of its demo in the Ukrainian city of Uman
Uman
Uman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion ....
, where his grave is located (the grave is a pilgrimage site for Breslov Hasidim and others). Most of Aharit Hayamim's members grew up in the Gush Etzion
Gush Etzion
Gush Etzion is a cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains directly south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestinian territories. The core group includes four agricultural villages that were founded in 1940-1947 on property purchased in the 1920s and 1930s, and ...
settlement bloc, but they are now based in Jerusalem. Aharit Hayamim also organizes a yearly festival of the same name, held near the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin
Bat Ayin
Bat Ayin is a village and an Israeli settlement and in Gush Etzion, on the edge of the Judean hills in the West Bank, between Jerusalem and Hebron. It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council...
, which attracts a mixed religious and secular audience of more than 1000 people. The band released a demo in 2004 and a (self-released) self-titled album in 2006. In 2008 they collaborated with the Dar Fur Stars, a band made up of Darfuri refugees living in Israel. They toured the US in 2009, spurring criticism of their politics by Daniel Sieradski
Daniel Sieradski
Daniel Jonathan Sieradski is a Jewish American writer and activist. He was the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of Jewschool, a popular left-wing Jewish weblog, as well as the weblogs Radical Torah and Orthodox Anarchist. He is also the creator of the synagogue listings and reviews website...
and the Jewish student magazine New Voices, which the blog Jewlicious then responded to.
Members
- Shmuel Caro - guitar, vocals, born in Reunion Island, near Madagascar.
- Moshe Caro - drums, Reunion Island, near Madagascar.
- Yehuda Leuchter - keyboards and vocals, grew up in in Gush Etzion.
- Rafael Barkatz - saxophone, clarinet, and flute, vocals, born in France.
- Avraham Shurin - bass, vocals, born in America, grew up in Jerusalem.
Usually other musicians join them on stage, most notably, Rabbi Shaul Judelman on saxophone and Eliahu Rosenblum on percussion.
Discography
- 2004 - demo CD
- Aharit Hayamim- 2006, self released
- Aharit Hayamim - Jerusalem 2008 Hed Artzi Records
Aharit Hayamim festival
Every summer since 2004, the band hosts the Aharit Hayamim festival in the old Masu'ot Yitzhak kibbutz near Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion. Yehuda Leuchter's grandparents lived there in the 1940s. The festival began as a memorial for Leuchter's father, Emil Leuchter, a bass player who performed in the 1970s with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, the Diaspora Yeshiva Band and other local groups. Since then, it has become a stop for Israeli pop stars such as Shotei HaNevuahShotei Hanevuah
Shotei Ha'nevua , or "The Fools of Prophecy", was an Israeli musical group selected as Israel's "Band of the Year" in 2005. The band described its music as a fusion of dub reggae with hip-hop and dance music, with an eastern Mediterranean flavor...
, Y-Love
Y-Love
Yitz Jordan , better known by his stage name Y-Love, is a Brooklyn-based African-American Hasidic Jewish hip hop artist...
, Shlomo Bar
Shlomo Bar
Shlomo Bar is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. He is a pioneer of ethnic music in Israel.- Biography :Born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1943, Bar emigrated to Israel a few years later. He learnt how to play the darbuka and other ethnic percussion instruments, performing in various small...
, Ehud Banai
Ehud Banai
-Early life:Banai, of Persian Jewish and Afghan Jewish descent, was born in Jerusalem to the actor Yaakov Banai, the eldest of the Banai siblings, and moved to Givataim at the age of four.-Music career:...
, Kobi Oz
Kobi Oz
Kobi Oz is the lead singer of Israeli group Teapacks.-Biography:Yaakov Oz was born in Sderot to Tunisian Jewish parents. He began playing music and composing at the age of 15...
and others.