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Qawwali in Hebrew

<p>Junun is an album by Israeli musician Shye Ben Tzur, British guitarist Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead fame, and Rajasthan Express,&nbsp;a group of Indian musicians, featuring Sufi songs in Urdu and Hebrew</p>

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Jonny Greenwood (second row, second from left), Shye Ben Tzur (second row, third from right) with members of Rajasthan Express

Jonny Greenwood (second row, second from left), Shye Ben Tzur (second row, third from right) with members of Rajasthan Express

Recorded earlier this year in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Junun is an album featuring Sufi music that brings together, composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and Rajasthan Express, a group of Indian musicians. Radiohead’s producer Nigel Godrich worked with the ensemble to create this album, which comprises Ben Tzur’s compositions, sung by Sufi Qawwal musicians in Urdu as well as in his native Hebrew.

Jonny Greenwood (second row, second from left), Shye Ben Tzur (second row, third from right) with members of Rajasthan Express
Jonny Greenwood (second row, second from left), Shye Ben Tzur (second row, third from right) with members of Rajasthan Express

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