A chance meeting in an airport lounge led to The Tel Aviv Session, one of the finest world music collaborations of the year. Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Touré (son of Ali Farka Touré) are two virtuosic artists from vastly different musical traditions: one from Israel and the other from Mali. “The deeply affecting, at times hypnotic [music] rises from simmering grooves enriched by Mr. Touré’s stinging solos on acoustic and electric guitars and Mr. Raichel’s cascading piano. It’s not so much a cross-cultural exercise as an exploration of common ground.” (The Wall Street Journal) “These players delve into the swirling waters of our globalized music culture and pull out bright fish, almost perfect, as if designed instead of conjured in the heat of improvisation.” (NPR - All Things Considered)
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