This CD is the culmination of the efforts of Kobi Hagoel , many more Israeli musicians and many years of hard work, that finally came to its' fruition in the beginning of 2003. Kobi's concept as a percussionist in middle eastern style rythms was to fuse his drumming with other "western" styles of music (rock, pop, classical and jazz).Kobi and fellow percussionist Tiran Bublil play the zarb, darbuka, daf and riq, just to name a few, all local drums. The ud or Persian lute played by Asi Givati and Amit Carmeli with the violin of Hadas Goldschmidt-Halfon and Tiran's nay (Arab flute) playing, make up the core of the "eastern" sound. Add the wild improvisations of Harel Shachal on alto sax and melodica, and the electric bass of David Otterman and Amit, with Asi's acoustic guitar rocking away and everyone mentioned on vocals (Kobi on lead), you get a wide variety of sounds and influences, both upbeat and relaxing, that makes for a pleasurable and interesting CD, even through repeated listenings.The disk's 9 tracks were written by Kobi, Asi and Harel. There is no language problem since the lyrics are gibberish. The tunes range from the desert-sounds of "Asiwan" through the Spanish influences of "Salame" or Greek-styled "Uncle Pepo Uncle Jako" to the rockin' Morrocan "Burja". The disk was recorded and mixed by Gal Navon at "Hamon Studio".
Kobi has this to add:
"Kav Hatefer means
seam line in hebrew and is also the term used by Israelis for the geographical
boundary between the Palestinian and Israeli areas. Our music
is a fusion of elements inspired by the peoples and cultures of that
area and of neighboring countries. Through our trade as musicians we
hope to transcend politics and add a voice of love and harmony to this
beautiful but torn-up region. We hope you’ll join us in our thoughts
and efforts.
On behalf of the band- Thanks and please check us out."
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