'Charming Hostess' play gig in Moscow
Published 06 August, 2007, 08:54
'Charming Hostess' – a band uniting musicians from Israel and San Francisco – has given a concert in Moscow which was a part of the 'Eshkol' project.
“We are trying to show a very wide range of modern tendencies in music and contemporary art. Not only from Israel but from everywhere,” commented XXX.
'Charming Hostess' refer to the music they create as to 'radical funk-punk' – an unusual mix of folk music, instruments from around the globe and strong female voices. There are three singers in the group.
“I like to describe my music as music where text meets the voice. And particularly in the way Jewish and African diaspora paths cross and move around. These are the influences I'm particularly interested in,” explained Jewlia Eisenberg, a vocalist.
Now, the group presents 'The Bowls Project' – a performance based on inscriptions from Babylonian amulets. People used to leave their thoughts, hopes and cravings on simple clay bowls and bury them in the ground, on the territory that is now Iraq.
“What is really interesting about these bowls is that they are the only representations of female voices of those times,” said Jason Ditzian, a band member.
Those century-old messages have been raised from the ground, and 'Charming Hostess' voice them to audiences eager to hear.
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