Israeli percussionist Sangit has released his second album “Studio Sessions”. Ten years in the making the album is truly a world music venture featuring artists from around the world.
A truly collaborative effort, Sangit allowed the music to create itself as they played. Each song comes with its own video that features the culture of the artists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJnqxybS9A
Released November 19, 2021; the album is only available as a digital download from Cumbancha.
Born Dotan in Hadera, Israel and raised on the Kfar-Glikson Kibbutz, Sangit took music and dance lessons as a child. His first instrument was the saxophone at age eleven.
At 14, the family moved off the kibbutz to Zichron Yaakov. A new home also brought a new instrument…the drums. Sangit avoided military service – a requirement for all Israelis – at age 19 by moving to India where he began a journey of self discovery which included taking table and sitar lessons.
He received the name Sangit – music in Sanskrit – when he underwent the Sannyasa ceremony – pursuing a path of peace and simplicity. Sangit noted that the name emphasizes his true calling in life.
Upon returning to Israel with a new name and view on life, Sangit attended the Rimon School of Music where he focused on composition and arrangement. A year later the wanderlust returned and he travelled to Cuba to study percussion.
He co-founded the band Kuluma in 2004. They released the album “Mother Tongue”.
It would be eight years before Sangit would release another album – “Open Channels” -; this time with his wife Noa.
In 2016, Sangit released his debut EP “Afro Love”. Sangit’s full length debut album “Librar” was released in early 2020 and featured African and Afro-Cuban musical influences.
feature photo credit; courtesy of Cumbancha Music