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Hazkeni Voices : Gospel meets Hebraic
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A vocal ensemble based on the interpretation of Hebraic traditional songs with Gospel music's feeling. Original vocal arrangements and new instrumentations of some of the most popular Hebrew songs.
Genre: Spiritual: Hebrew
Release Date: 2009
Gospel meets Hebraic Record Label: Blue Attitude
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Hallelujah 4:29 Album Only
Barheinou 3:56 Album Only
Baroukh ata 3:48 Album Only
Elohai 5:12 Album Only
Rachem 3:26 Album Only
Shema Israel 5:12 Album Only
Shir lamaalot 4:09 Album Only
Yeroushalayim shel zahav 5:31 Album Only
Osse shalom 4:14 Album Only
Hatikva 3:48 Album Only
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Album Notes

English

French from birth with African and Caribbean roots, the members of Hazkeni Voices met while performing in gospel choirs throughout France over ten years ago. Ethel Adams and Guillaume Eyango, lead vocalists and founding members of Hazkeni Voices, were performing together at various Jewish celebrations and were introduced to the Hebrew culture by way of its music.

Ethel and Guillaume were immediately amazed by the beauty and the deepness of the traditional melodies, so full of emotions, so expressive and so simple at the same time. Singing these songs in Hebrew drove them to experience the same kind of feelings as when singing traditional gospel songs. They progressively realized how similar the Hebrew and Black communities were in regards to music--the significance of music in our spiritual lives, the way it helps in keeping the memories of the trials our people went through alive and most importantly, how music always brings us together to express our joys and our pains.

Thus was born the will to form Hazkeni Voices as a vocal ensemble based on the interpretation of Hebraic traditional songs with Gospel music's feeling. They have created original vocal arrangements and new instrumentations of some of the most popular Hebrew songs.

Their debut CD is a sincere labour of love, the fruit of a spiritual and musical crossing.


French

Français de racines Africaines et Antillaises, les membres de Hazkeni Voices se sont rencontrés il y a une dizaine d'années au sein des chorales de Gospel avec lesquelles ils chantaient. Ethel Adams et Guillaume Eyango , chanteurs solistes et membres fondateurs de Hazkeni Voices se produisaient déjà ensemble dans diverses célébrations Juives, et furent ainsi introduits à la culture Hébraïque par la voie de la musique.

Ethel et Guillaume furent immédiatement conquis par la profondeur et la beauté émanant des mélodies traditionelles, si expressives, si pleines d'émotion et si sobre à la fois… Chanter ces chanson en Hébreux faisait appel en eux aux même sentiments, à la même force qui les anime lorsqu'il interprètent des Gospel traditionnels. Ils découvrirent combien la communauté noire et la communauté juive étaient proches dans leur rapport particulier à la musique : le lien profond de celle-ci avec notre vie spirituelle, la façon dont elle nous aide à honorer et faire vivre le souvenir des épreuves que nos peuples ont traversées, et par dessus tout, le fait que cette musique nous réunisse pour exprimer ensemble nos joies et nos peines.

Ainsi naquit la volonté de former Hazkeni Voices, ensemble vocal basé sur l'interprétation de traditionnels Hébraiques dans le style Gospel/Negro Spirituals. A cet effet, des arrangements vocaux originaux ainsi que de nouvelles instrumentations ont été créés sur des chansons parmi les plus populaires de la culture juive.
Ce premier album est une oeuvre d'amour, sincère, fruit d'un véritable métissage spirituel et musical.

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REVIEWS

SO GROOVY !!
author: Mat
Your music give us so much emotion and good vibes. The CD is just awesome. Specially "Barheinou" which is my favorite song on the album. Hope that we can hear you soon live ! Go Hazkeni !
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la voix des anges
author: catherine sahbani
superbe album qui touche directement le coeur et l'âme, bravo hazkeni voices!!!!!!!
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Amazing and Inspiring!!
author: Tami
There are no words to truly express how wonderful and uplifting this CD is! I have never heard a more moving and beautiful performance of "Hatikva"!! Kosher Gospel has a new voice! Thank you for sharing your music with us! Good luck to you all!!
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