Shabbat Resouled
Shabbat Resouled
London, UK
Alternative / Folk Rock / Jewish
| Status | We're number 47 on the ReverbNation Alternative charts for London, UK. www.reverbnation.com/shabbatresouled |
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About
The musical project known as SHABBAT RESOULED has evolved out of the highly successful eponymous Kabbalat Shabbat service held on the third Friday of each month at the FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE in North London, which has been attended by over two thousand people since its inception in April 2007.
With new music composed by DEAN STAKER (9½ Incas, Asylum Nation) and performed by a live band of talented musicians, SHABBAT RESOULED is an attempt to provide an alternative to the standard modern Jewish liturgical songs which hereto have been dominated by compositions by American songwriters aimed at American audiences.
Whilst acknowledging the contribution of the pioneers of Jewish contemporary music such as JEFF KLEPPER and DAN FREEDLANDER (KOL B’SEDER), DEBBIE FRIEDMAN, SAFAM and CRAIG TAUBMAN, SHABBAT RESOULED also takes its inspiration from mainstream British artists such as THE BEATLES, CAT STEVENS, PINK FLOYD, THE MOODY BLUES and JETHRO TULL, giving the project a ‘British’ feel and establishing the ‘Anglo-Jewish sound’!
In November 2008 members of the band were invited to Zurich, Switzerland to take part in a Kabbalat Shabbat service at OR CHADASCH SYNAGOGUE and give a workshop at JOM IJUN, a Limmud-style day of learning organised by the Swiss Jewish community, where many of Dean's new compositions were performed live for the first time. SHABBAT RESOULED's version of 'Shalom Aleikhem' won first prize in the Sacred/Spiritual category of the Pacific Songwriting Competition 2008, further establishing the project's international profile.
With a full-length album scheduled for completion in 2009 and a burning ambition to take the project further beyond British shores, Dean is currently working on new songs, demo versions of which are featured on this page. The band is also available to perform for services at synagogues throughout Europe and the UK – please contact us for details.
With a full-length album scheduled for completion in 2009 and a burning ambition to take the project further beyond British shores, Dean is currently working on new songs, demo versions of which are featured on this page. The band is also available to perform for services at synagogues throughout Europe and the UK – please contact us for details.
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