Dimona brings the soul (Music)

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 2:43 PM EST

Article Source: Israelity

entertainment, israel, music, middle-east, jews, zionism, african-americans, soul, apartheid, blogosphere, gospel, dimona, black-hebrews, israelity, pitchforkmedia

Seeded by krishna-167929

"The Black Hebrews, a group of African-Americans who moved en masse to Israel in the seventies, have been supporting their community in Dimona for years with profits from their music. I must have been at least a dozen weddings where members of their community have performed and have seen other performances elsewhere but I had absolutely no idea that this album existed. It's something special. It's an incredible amalgamation of funk, soul, gospel, and a smidgen of psychedelia.

The music blogosphere has universally praised it and the always biting and not too generous pitchforkmedia gave it a very rare high rating. This is a *must buy* for all fans of soul and an interesting part of Israeli history. And here I thought I knew everything about this country...

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The Spirit Of Israel ripples out a lilting reggae beat with female chorus hooks on “A Place to Be,” over which the singer croons – Sam Cooke style – a paean to the joys of peace, love, family and community that come with getting back to the land in the Israeli countryside.

The Numero label has given us some fine re-issues of nearly-forgotten music; this one might well rise to the top of the list. Shedding light on some still fresh-sounding possibilities for soul and funk, the undeniably spirited – and spiritual – music on Soul Messages from Dimona shines with delight and surprise. --Dusted reviews

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#1 - Tue Mar 3, 2009 2:46 PM EST

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More about Israel's "Black Hebrews"

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Labeled over the years as "the Black Hebrews," community members began arriving in Israel in 1969. Led by Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, they came from the United States via Liberia stating they are descendants of the tribe of Judah.

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3 votes

#2 - Tue Mar 3, 2009 3:46 PM EST

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B.S. Detector

Great Article Krishna

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#3 - Tue Mar 3, 2009 4:58 PM EST

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Nice story! Interesting music on one of the links- couldn't understand a word, but liked the sound anyway!

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1 vote

#4 - Tue Mar 3, 2009 5:15 PM EST

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