Temple Sinai Hosts Cantor Shemesh & Friends Concert

From Temple Sinai: Music, a universal language which bridges differences will create an exciting melodic journey from Sephardic to Ashkenazic Jewish Music at this year’s Cantor Shemesh & Friends concert on Sunday, June 11th, at 3PM at Temple Sinai of Summit located at 208 Summit Avenue. The concert will feature Galeet Darhashti and her all-woman band Divahn performing their Mizrahi/Sephardic sounds and songs.

Following a family tradition of distinguished musicianship dating back to 19th- century Persia, Galeet Dardashti has performed as a soloist in Israel and throughout the US, including significant cantorial work. She is the leader of the band Divahn, an ensemble that dazzles audiences with its Middle Eastern groove. Infusing traditional and original Jewish songs with sophisticated harmonies, entrancing improvisations, and funky arrangements, Divahn has an international following. As one of the few groups performing Mizrahi and Judeo-Arab music in the US, Divahn welcomes its audiences to a beautiful sphere of shared Jewish and Muslim culture.

Galeet and the band will be joined by Cantor Marina Shemesh, whose fascinating musical and spiritual journey has taken her from Russia, to Israel where she was a soloist in the New Israeli Opera, to the bimah of Temple Sinai. The program will feature both Sephardic and Ashkenazic music and will appeal to all ages.

Admission is FREE and donations are welcome. All monies raised will fund future music programs at Temple Sinai.

WHAT:

• A Musical Gala featuring Galeet Darhashti, her band Divahn & Temple Sinai’s Cantor Marian Shemesh

WHERE:

• Temple Sinai of Summit
• 208 Summit Avenue
• Summit, NJ 07901

WHEN:

• Sunday, June 11th, 2017
• Concert begins at 3:00pm
  

Images Courtesy of Temple Sinai