https://vimeo.com/16682894 It has been 10 years since a humble group of artists presented a one time concert in Santa Monica, California. It was called “A Concert for Peace”, by Yuval Ron and Friends. Now 10 years later – after many tours around the world, peace missions to Israel, Palestine, Morocco, Turkey, Korea and more – [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJBqAZYIfek To celebrate the end of this exciting summer I am bringing together my full ensemble with Dervish Aziz, for another performance of ‘Seeker of Truth” (see video clip insert). This is a pioneering endeavor in bringing together the Middle Eastern and South Asian vocal and musical traditions into a new exhilarating trance-induced accord. We [...]
I just came back home from a magical concert tour of the heart of Spain – Andalusia. This tour launched a new collaboration with the Gypsy Flamenco artists of Jerez. I brought with me a quartet of the Yuval Ron Ensemble ( Maya Haddi – vocals, Norik Manoukian – woodwinds, Jamie Papish – percussion, and [...]
Nusrat Ali Fatah Khan (may peace be upon his soul) was sited on a carpet, center stage of Symphony Hall in Boston. His Qawwali singing just brought the audience into ecstasy. Audience members jumped on stage and danced in trance as the Boston police got increasingly nervous. The police ended up shutting down the concert…..The [...]
DJ Gil have been playing my Cd’s on the radio station in Davis for years. We always talked about bringing to Davis, CA the Mystical and devotional songs which my ensemble The Yuval Ron Ensemble have been performing and recording. This November we will finally have a chance to do it! I have chosen to [...]