Jaffa Road (band)
Jaffa Road | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | World music |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Aaron Lightstone Tamar Ilana Justin Gray Rakesh Tewari Sundar Viswanathan Shawn Rompre |
| Past members | Chris Gartner Aviva Chernick Jeff Wilson |
| Website | jaffaroad |
Jaffa Road are a Canadian world music group based in Toronto, Ontario. The band mixes ancient and original poetry in Hebrew, Spanish and English with belly dance rhythms, pulsating dub grooves, improvisations, and a global mix of instrumentation, including electronica and dub.[1] The band was nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for their debut album Sunplace in the category World Music Album of the Year.
History[edit]
Jaffa Road was formed in 2005 in Toronto. Their first album, Sunplace, was released in 2009. They performed at the North by Northeast festival in 2010[2] and the Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival in 2011.[3]
In 2012 the band released their second album, Where the Light Gets In.[4][5]
Awards[edit]
In September 2009 Jaffa Road's "L.Y.G." (Lo Yisa Goy) from the CD Sunplace won the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Song Writing Contest - World Music Category.[6]
In early 2010 Jaffa Road was nominated for a Juno Award (World Music).[7] In July 2010 Jaffa Road was awarded Best world music artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.[8]
Discography[edit]
- 2009 SunPlace
- 2012 Where The Light Gets In
- 2021 Until When
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ "Ideacity: Toronto’s Jaffa Road revives ancient music and wisdom". Toronto Star, By Jim Coyle, June 14, 2013
- ^ "NXNE Review: Jaffa Road, Kobo Town, June 17, Bread & Circus". Panic Manuel, 2010-06-21
- ^ "Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival featuring Harry Manx, Friendly Rich, Tunnel Six St. John's, NL July 13-16". Exclaim!, By David Dacks Jul 18, 2011
- ^ "Jaffa Road Where the Light Gets In". Exclaim!, By Daniel Sylvester Nov 01, 2012
- ^ "Jaffa Road ready to hit the road". Canadian Jewish News, By Jordan Adler - February 24, 2014
- ^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest".
- ^ "Artist Summary | The JUNO Awards". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Cut Throat Kids, the Strange, Conflicted, MAGNOLIUS Among Toronto Independent Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Jul 24, 2010
External links[edit]
- Jaffa Road Official website
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