Jaffa Road (band) explained
| Jaffa Road |
| Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre: | World music |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Current Members: | Aaron Lightstone
Tamar Ilana
Justin Gray
Rakesh Tewari
Sundar Viswanathan
Shawn Rompre |
| Past Members: | Chris Gartner
Aviva Chernick
Jeff Wilson |
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
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
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
- 2009 SunPlace
- 2012 Where The Light Gets In
- 2021 Until When
See also
References
- Citations
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/06/14/ideacity_torontos_jaffa_road_revives_ancient_music_and_wisdom.html "Ideacity: Toronto’s Jaffa Road revives ancient music and wisdom".
- http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/06/21/nxne-review-jaffa-road-kobo-town-june-17-bread-circus/ "NXNE Review: Jaffa Road, Kobo Town, June 17, Bread & Circus"
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/wreckhouse_international_jazz_blues_festival_featuring_harry_manx_friendly_rich_tunnel_six-st_johns_nl_july_13-16 "Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival featuring Harry Manx, Friendly Rich, Tunnel Six St. John's, NL July 13-16"
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jaffa_road-where_light_gets_in "Jaffa Road Where the Light Gets In"
- http://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/arts/jaffa-road-ready-hit-road "Jaffa Road ready to hit the road"
- Web site: John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
- Web site: Artist Summary The JUNO Awards . junoawards.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233148/http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=Jaffa+Road&submit=Search . 2016-03-03.
- http://exclaim.ca/music/article/cut_throat_kids_strange_conflicted_magnolius_among_toronto_independent_music_awards_winners "Cut Throat Kids, the Strange, Conflicted, MAGNOLIUS Among Toronto Independent Music Awards Winners"
