Amazing!
author: April
...Aliza Hava and her band really rock!
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author: David
Not Only can this Lady Sing,,,,,,,,,,,she will give you food for thought....Give Peace a Chance
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Riveting and prophetic
author: Rachel
Once I heard the first song, I had to listen to the whole thing.
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...a ferocious album with mainstream potential....
author: Jerusalem Post
New York native Aliza Hava is descended from an esteemed rabbinical family that includes Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Rabinowitz, "the Biala Rebbe" of 18th century Poland. Her brother, Daniel Sieradski, is the Jewish culture maven behind initiatives including the Jewschool blog and Jerusalem's Corner Prophets rap collective.
Now a resident of Israel, Hava has performed her spiritual, socially conscious folk and femme rock at the 2005 United Nations International Day of Peace, at a World Peace Prayer Ceremony at the Washington Monument and at clubs in North America and around Israel. Hava's acoustic demo CD was recently reconfigured as a complete LP called Rise thanks to the production vision of Jimmy Goodman and impressive session work from mandolin player Dave Ellison, drummer Hector Becerra, bassist Chris Macchia and guitarist John Trent. The ensemble convened at a studio in New York state for sessions this past spring.
Rise is a ferocious album with mainstream potential that uses a sound along the lines of Tracy Bonham and early Alanis Morissette. A certain grandiosity fills the disc, thanks mostly to songs like "Child of the Sun," "Hands of Time" and the title track. "The Powers That Be" is laden with slow harmonies, while "Worth of Water" uses a stripped-down guitar rhythm. The album is a hodgepodge of heady philosophy as well, with the opening song referencing I Ching, the ancient Chinese Book of Changes. "On the Inside," meanwhile, calls for introspective prayer, and the title track deals with the gap between personal and nationalist dreams.........................by Ben Jacobson
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