Sababa 5 & Shiran Tzfira - RALI EP
4 videos • 1,772 views • by SABABA 5 Sababa 5 sharpens their euphoric Middle Eastern psych sound into an infectious four-track EP, featuring vocal revelation Shiran Tzfira, recorded here for the very first time. Together they reinterpret the traditional Yemenite songs of Shiran’s childhood into modern and irresistible blends of disco, funk, boogie, pop, and rock. Tel Aviv based four-piece Sababa 5 is a supergroup of musicians from the local scene, steeped in psych rock, funk, the traditional Yemenite music that gave birth to popular Mizrahi Israeli music, and traditions from across the Mediterranean and the Middle East that have long blended into one another. Between them, they have played with everyone from the Hoodna Orchestra, Tigris, and Kutiman Orchestra to widely known vocalists such as Gili Yalo, Ester Rada, and Liraz Charhi. Sababa 5’s catchy instrumentals and popular songs such as “Tokyo Midnight” have gained attention from the likes of BBC 6 Radio Music’s Gilles Peterson, Cerys Mathews, and Gideon Coe, Rashad “Ringo” Smith, and France’s leading purveyor of alternative sounds, Radio Nova. Growing up in a traditional Yemenite Jewish household, Shiran Tzfira was heavily influenced by both the Jewish and Arabic... more credits releases July 15, 2022 1. Ya Hizali - (Mutahhar Ali Al-Eryani ,Trad) 2. Ya Hiah - (Sultan Mujalli, Trad) 3. Sei Yonah - (R. David Ben Zechariah HaLevi, Trad) 4. Sapari Tama - (Saadia Ben Amram, Trad) Vocal - Shiran Tzfira Guitar - Ilan Smilan Organ & synth - Eitan Drabkin Bass - Amir Sadot Drums - Raz Man Keys - Eitan Drabkin Recorded at Eilat Studios April 2021 Mix by Ilan Smilan Master by Doug Krebs Cover photo by Vera Bello Art by SWAN