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Elevator Pitch
Hebrew, English and Spanish poetry intertwined with innovating compositions, electrifying improvisations, & compelling grooves from around the globe.
Short Bio
Named World MUSIC GROUP OF THE YEAR at the 2013 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS and nominated for TWO JUNO AWARDS (2010, 2013) Jaffa Road is a highly acclaimed Toronto-based world music group made up of some of Canada’s most exciting and innovative interpreters of inter-cultural music. They released their sophomore CD Where the Light Gets In to critical acclaim, a Juno nomination, and an enthusiastic, standing room only crowd at Hugh’s Room, one of Toronto’s premier music venues. Their music creates a unique sonic landscape that draws organically from the worlds of Jewish music, Arabic and Indian music, modern jazz, electronica, rock, pop, and dub. Their song, L.Y.G., off their debut album, Sunplace, won Grand Prize and the Lennon Award in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the band was also awarded Best World Music Artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. They have traveled to many communities across North America and Brazil delighting audiences with their unique brand of genre-bending fusion.
Full Bio
Named World MUSIC GROUP OF THE YEAR at the 2013 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS and nominated for TWO JUNO AWARDS (2010, 2013) Jaffa Road is a highly acclaimed Toronto-based world music group made up of some of Canada’s most exciting and innovative interpreters of inter-cultural music. Their music creates a unique sonic landscape that takes listeners on a journey that is at once ancient and modern, acoustic and electronic, sacred and secular.
Jaffa Road's organic fusion blends influences and inspirations from the worlds of Jewish music, Classical Arabic and Indian music, modern jazz, electronica, rock, pop, and dub. Their song, L.Y.G., off their debut album, Sunplace, won Grand Prize and a Lennon Award in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the band was awarded Best World Music Artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.
They released their sophomore CD Where the Light Gets In in late 2012 to critical acclaim, a JUNO-AWARD nomination and an enthusiastic, standing room only crowd at Hugh’s Room, one of Toronto’s premier music venues. The album was not even officially released when the first track Ana El Na, won the prestigious Songs from the Heart Song Writing contest from the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals, and the second track Sim Shalom was selected by the CBC as a "Song of the Week".
Their debut CD, Sunplace, was released in early 2009 to a packed house at The Lula Lounge in Toronto and was recorded for CBC Radio 2 Canada Live. Sunplace was nominated for a 2010 JUNO Award for World Music Album of the Year. Tracks from the CD have received regular airplay on a number of regional and national programs on CBC Radio, and college radio. Sunplace has earned the #1 spot on the CIUT world music chart.
The band has played festivals and concert halls all across Canada including Toronto’s prestigious Koerner Hall. They have also played festivals in Brazil, Alaska, New York, California, and Georgia. Delighting audiences everywhere with their unique brand of genre-bending global fusion.
Jaffa Road is very grateful for the support received from The Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR, and The Canada Council for The Arts.
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