The international release of
The Idan Raichel Project recordings promises to introduce a wide new audience to the electrifying work of this unique musical collective. The Idan Raichel Project is the brainchild of Israeli keyboardist, composer, producer, and arranger Idan Raichel, who invited over 70 different musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds to participate in the recordings.
Songs feature members of Irael's Ethiopian folk music, Arabic poetry, Temenite chants, Biblical psalms and Caribbean rhythms, the Idan Raichel Project offers a new vision for how Israelis, their neighbors in this volatile region, and people all over the world, can cherish their individual cultural traditions, celebrate their differences and through respectful collaboration create new and inspiring expressions.
The Idan Raichel Project is the 2nd release from Cumbancha,a new record label founded by Jacob Edgar, long time head of A&R and music research at Putumayo World Music.