Shabate

A fascinating edgy fusion of Ethiopian jazz-afro rhythm grooves with traditional Jewish soul.

This powerful creation by saxophone virtuoso and vocalist Abate Berihun alongside with music director Alon Yoffe and the Shabate band members, is one of the most fabulous statements in Israel's contemporary music scene.

This extraordinary musical gathering of 3 Orthodox Jews together with Berihun and bassist Assaf Hakimi result in an ecstatic Jewish roots music experience. Selecting texts from the Bible sung in Amharic and Hebrew, combined with the personal journey of these great individual musicians, makes the sound of Shabate so unique and uplifting.

Abate Berihun was born in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, and has been an active musician playing with top groups in his country and touring with them throughout the world. After years of dreaming about Israel and Jerusalem he immigrated to Israel at the age of 32 and got involved in the local music scene. His gathering with Alon Yoffe, well known drummer and music producer, led to several exciting projects building up to Shabate.

Instrumentation:

Alon Yoffe - vocals, drums
Assaf Hakimi - vocals, bass
David Adda - keyboards
Yarom Ita - percussions
Abate Beribun - sax and vocals

Discography:
EP with 5 Audio tracks

Link to EPK with audio tracks