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Idan Raichel is not a loner, he draws out of the relationship. From the relationship to tradition, from the relationship with the audience, from the relationship with his musical friends. Alone on stage (a man, a piano) I could imagine him not so good: it has a certain pallor already. Even his piano playing, despite all virtuosity and inventiveness in his compositions, works on a permanent somewhat monochromatic. But he is a great host, he has a good hand going good, versatile, thrilling musicians around himself and to make a feast out of a concert. A studio album, a live experience of course not replace or copy. On CD the songs sound less jazzy, less playful than on stage, for a little more for background music and radio capability. . For the themes of time and of his people, for the different linguistic and cultural backgrounds of people in his country, for their aspirations and their songs: What but still comes across undiminished, the creative musician is willing to listen Rarely can be found on a CD of an individual songwriter such a variety of good melodies - but are not focused solely on themselves, but seem eavesdropped, not least the idiom and the mentality of the guest singers involved.

Sensational how Raichel in Sabe Deus, which he wrote for the Portuguese singer Ana Moura, can empathize with the Fado: a melody that it is value to be included in the repertoire of all masters of their craft. Quite different, but no less touching the small Afro-French love song Mon Amour from the throat of the singer Vieux Farka Touré from Mali, smiling and deeply saddened at the same time, second to none in his modesty and naturalness. In addition, the racy, danceable, Arabic Ana Ana wa Enta Enta, from the Palestinian Mira Awad (in the Euro Vision 2009 occurred in conjunction with the Jewish Noa) more than rousing presented. And a large number of small, fine, always something melancholy Hebrew songs about dreams, desires, hope and love - and reconciliation with the world, with his neighbor, but also himself and one's own being, breathed into life by Raichel himself and singers like Idan Haviv, Tamir Nachshon, Anat Ben Hamo, Liat Zion and others, accompanied by guitars, a little percussion, a little keyboards, flutes and lutes to arabesque, and the warmth of a small string ensemble. The international edited booklet can also be found on Raichel's fine poetic language access by its English translations. Another face-off tip: the pretty, delicate opener "Yored Ha'Erev": Evening falls.

Israel is colorful and multifaceted, a country that can be viewed from different perspectives (and perhaps should). Idan Raichel succeed such an attitude on a musical level with Quarter Six to now for the third time, in an incomparably friendly, integrative, verschwisternde way. A good way to look at everything that might move in us and around us at Ripped and Versöhnungsbedürftigem.

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