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Shye Ben Tzur is the world's first and the only Hebrew Qawwali singer.1He was formerly part of the rock band Sword of Damocles.2While attending a concert in Israel by the Indian Musicians Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain he first came into contatact with Qawali and decided that this was the sort of Music that he wanted to pursue. He went the Ajmer in India became close friends with qawwals in Ajmer.3
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Shye Ben Tzur is a Hebrew Qawwali singer. He was formerly part of the rock band Sword of Damocles . After attending a concert in Israel by the Indian classical musicians Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain , he became interested in Indian music, which brought him into contact with Qawwali.He went to Ajmer in India (the site of the mausoleum of one of the greatest India Sufi saints, Moinuddin Chishti ), and learnt Qawwali from qawwals there.In 2004, he performed at Jahan-e-Khusrau, the prestigious international Sufi music festival held in New Delhi in the spring annually since 2001.
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Musical artist Shye Ben Tzur is an Israeli composer/producer/poet and performer who lives in India and Israel.He composes Qawwalis , instrumental and devotional music in Hebrew , Urdu and Hindi .Ben Tzur has been living and creating music in India and Israel over a decade.He first visited India while searching for a classical Indian music teacher.After years of studying Indian classical music in the traditional manner, Ben Tzur began to compose traditional Sufi Qawwali music in his own language, Hebrew.Qawwali is a form of ecstatic Muslim devotional music.
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Israeli musician Musical artist Shye Ben Tzur (שי בן צור) is an Israeli musician who lives in India and Israel. He composes Qawwalis , instrumental and devotional music in Hebrew , Urdu and Hindi . Ben Tzur has been living and creating music in India and Israel for over a decade. He first visited India while searching for a classical Indian music teacher. After years of studying Indian classical music in the traditional manner, Ben Tzur began to compose traditional Sufi Qawwali music in his own language, Hebrew. Qawwali is a form of ecstatic devotional music.
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Israeli musician Musical artist Shye Ben Tzur ( Hebrew : שי בן צור) is an Israeli musician who lives in India and Israel. He composes Qawwalis , instrumental and devotional music in Hebrew , Urdu and Hindi . Ben Tzur has been living and creating music in India and Israel for over a decade. He first visited India while searching for a classical Indian music teacher. After years of studying Indian classical music in the traditional manner, Ben Tzur began to compose traditional Sufi Qawwali music in his own language, Hebrew. Qawwali is a form of ecstatic devotional music.
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world's first and the only hebrew qawwali singer
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israeli musician who lives in india and israel
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