Messianic Jewish Music
SINCE LIVING IN ISRAEL from 1980, I have performed and worked with many bands, musical groups, done numerous studio recordings with a variety of artists, sung for many weddings and bar/bat Mitzvahs, sung for and lead international Christian tourist events and conferences, etc. SOME OF MY FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENTS IN ISRAEL were working with the BBC, INTEGRITY Music, singing with Adrian Snell & David Fitzgerald on woodwinds for Adrian's "City of Peace" at YAD VASHEM, ICEJ at Masada at the Dead Sea with 6,000 Christians, concert for 700 new Israeli's at BEIT HA'AM ULPAN (Hebrew language school in Jerusalem) in 1981, recording with the guys at GAL KOL Studios in Tel Aviv, and singing everyday with the amazing Greek scholar and teacher DEREK PRINCE, my boss.
Other opportunities have allowed me to sing Israeli Hebrew traditional and biblical songs around the world in Jewish community centers and Christian churches, giving them a taste of Israel in their country, my part in hasbara on behalf of this country: Europe, South Africa, Japan, Brazil, North America. AT PRESENT I have a desire to play in a group I call "Zemer Atik" - a Hebraic freestyle acoustical ensemble featuring songs and music based on the ancient Hebrew Scriptures with Middle Eastern woodwinds, variety of acoustical drums, percussion, zither, oud, and vocals. I love the musical group Bustan Avraham as well as the Middle Eastern styles included in my "friends" listed at the bottom. THIS FUSION STYLE EAST-MEETS-WEST COMES EASILY to me, no doubt from my Damascus roots - my Syriac (Aramaic)-Antiochan Christian Orthodox grandparents (Samra and Asfour clans) transported themselves to America. I know I am an oddity - "Syrian Christian sings Hebrew songs in Jerusalem" - now there's a headline. How many Christian Syrians do you know who choose to live in Jerusalem, sing Hebrew (I have yet to learn Arabic) and do hasbara for the nation of Israel and the Jewish people?
Please note: some songs from the album are not available, due to prior licensing agreements. If you would like to purchase the entire CD, you can get it and many other full CDs, as well as many other gifts and Judaica from Israel. Just click on the following link.
Future Vision Gifts
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