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| Israeli Hip Hop act Coolooloosh embark on N. America Tour! 5 extremely talented musicians from Jerusalem and around the world found each other and came together to form one of the most unique and dynamic forces in the music world as we know it today. Suitably named ³Coolooloosh², a Jerusalemite word for celebration and joy; this is precisely what the band exudes with each and every exciting performance. Wooing fans around the world with their intelligent blend of genres, Coolooloosh combining Hip Hop, Rap, Jazz, and Funk, is one of Israel¹s most popular groups, and is one of the very few well known emerging acts that can pull it off. Consistently, pushing the envelope, the band is destined to break internationally. A diverse group of individuals, from varied musical backgrounds the band consists of Yuval Gerstein (Guitar and Vocal), Rebel Sun (MC), Ori Winokur (Bass and vocal), Yogev Shitrit (Drums), Arik Levy (Saxophones) and Sefi Zisling (Trumpet). Combining both English and Hebrew text into their songs and unique blend of genres only further enhances their distinctive style. Coolooloosh is on U.S and Canadian turf this month with dates at the prominent Montreal Jazz Festival to Cow Palace in San Francisco to Joe¹s Pub in NY. July 8th Montreal Jazz Fest- July 12th Highline Park July 16th- PA July 23rd- Joe¹s Pub, NYC July 27th- Hard Rock Café- Boston July 30th- JCC- NY Aug 2nd- Cow Palace- SF More dates TBA Recently at the invitation of Grammy nominated engineer/producer David Ivory (The Roots, Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu) the band traveled to the US in January of 2008 to record their new full length album with Ivory at the helm. ³These guys are really something special and unique. When my associate brought them to my attention, it was a no-brainer that I had to work with them² stated Ivory. The new album tilted ³Elements Of Sound² is distributed by a major record label in Israel as well as worldwide digital distribution. Coolooloosh featured the Soul Legend Bunny Sigler on two tracks on ³Elements² and the world famous percussionist Pablo Batista (Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Diana Reeves). Look for this emerging artist to take the world by storm and break wide open onto the scene and quickly become a powerhouse in the international music community. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |