Shekharkhoret - Music

Anyone Who Thinks Jewish Music Equals Klezmer Needs To Hear Divahn's Middle Eastern And Sephardic Grooves. Fans First Heard Divahn's Energetic Music Deep In The Heart Of Texas. Today This Dynamic New York City-Based Quintet Delights Audiences Throughout The Country And Has Made Numerous Live Radio Appearances. Divahn Infuses Traditional Songs With Sophisticated Harmonies And Arrangements Using Tabla Cello Rabel Doumbek Violin And Other Acoustic Instruments Plus Vocals In Hebrew Judeo-Spanish Persian Arabic Aramaic And Turkish. Their Beautiful Lyricism Flows Through An Intense Rhythmic Drive. The Group Distinguishes Itself As The Only All-Female Ensemble Performing Mizrakhi-Influenced Music Jewish Music From The Middle East And North Africa In The US And Has Performed With Some Of The World’s Most Renowned Master Musicians Including Glen Velez And Anindo Chatterjee. Divahn A Word Common To Hebrew Persian And Arabic Means A Collection Of Songs Or Poetry. Through Its Music Divahn Seeks To Underscore Common Ground Shared Between Diverse Middle Eastern Cultures And Religions. The Group Captures The Breadth And Diversity Of Mizrakhi And Sephardi Music Throughout The Centuries While Simultaneously Creating And Redefining Innovative Directions For The Music In The Present. read less