At the crossroads of blues, funk and rock, the music of Yemen Blues is tinged with different influences from the Middle East. Proving once again the timelessness of ancestral grooves, the group, led by the very charismatic singer Ravid Kalahani, winds between black-American music and the vibrations of the Saharan desert, Nubians, Gnawi, Tuaregs, Saidi and Bambara.
A formidable melting pot open to all horizons, Yemen Blues raises cultures above the walls. With its own references, Yemeni singing explodes through an overdone and euphoric soul.
– NEWS –
Album Only Love Remains
28.08.24 (Kartel Music group)
Some acts are so unique, so hard to describe, they even go so far as to invent their own language” “Quite simply, it’s one of the most exciting bands in world music right now."
With Kahalani’s soulful vocals alternating between the grit of Mississippi Delta to the falsetto of Prince-style funk, Yemen blues was one of the breakout favourites from this year’s GlobalFEST lineup"
Led by the ridiculously charismatic singer Ravid Kahalani, the ensemble combines traditional Yemenite melodies and instruments including all sorts of percussion, even empty jerry cans with jazz, blues and funk to come up with a sound that's like nothing we've ever heard before."
– LINE-UP –
Ravid Kalahani (chant, gumbri, percussions)
Shanir Blumenkranz (basse, oud)
Rony Iwryn (percussions)
Dan Mayo (batterie)
Soon on tour
