Ready for some Middle Eastern grooves? Jerusalem, Israel-based trio Les Dynamites return with a 45 featuring two funky instrumentals that sound happier than you probably would expect. Roy Bar-Tour (guitar, keys), Atzmon Avrahami (drums) and Adam Yodfat (sousaphone) mix Mediterranean and classic surf rock with Balkan and Yemini folk, a sound you don’t hear too often. On A-side Uzi Kinrot, named after guitarists Uzi Feinerman and Uri Kinrot from surf rock outfit Boom Pam, you’ll hear earworm melodies plus infectious handclaps and traditional shouts. B-side Sea Gull is a successful, more surfy tribute to Greek-Israeli guitarist/singer Aris San, just as exciting. If political leaders were half as unifying as these music, the world would be a better place.
Uzi Kinrot b/w Sea Gull, produced by Uri Wertheim, is out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl through Batov Records.
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