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De drummer for your party... |
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| Last Login: | Nov 15, 2007 (741 days back) |
About Me |
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| Tomer Tzur Is most wanted for drum-set and Mid Eastern percussion. From Rishon LeZion, Israel, Tomer moved to NYC to study composition and performances at the Mannes/New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program. The vibrant music scene in New York exposed Tomer to Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music, which he played with the percussion ensemble 'Beat the Donkey' lead by Cyro Baptista. Naturally Tomer adapted his native Mid Eastern percussion the darbukah and tof-miriam (Riq). Tomer toured/recorded with Pharaoh's Daughter, Amos Hoffman, Harel Shachal's Anistar, Shira Kline, Avishai Cohen(bass)... He compose Music for animation and theatre. Tomer is a co-founder of the band The Sway Machinery, described as "Klezmer-tinged blues band...sounds like Muddy Waters" -The New York Times Magazine. Tomer Moved to Israel few months ago... | |
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Music:Member Since: 11/1/2005Influences: Junior Kimbrough, Um Kolthum, Chief from the deli downstairs, Salim Halali, Nietzsche, Robert Wyatt, Hua Family Shawn Band, Velvet Underground, Rumi, Miles, Coltrane, Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Tzlilei Hakerem, Arik Ainstein, Shalom Hanoch, Yes, No, Gong, King Krimson, Issac Bashevi Zinger, R.L Burnside, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Soul Coughing, Porno for Pyros, Stevie Wonder, Pixies, The Shaggs, Riyad Al Sunbati, Chopin, The Beatles, The Police, soundgarden, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, John Bonham, Tomasz Stanko, Mingus, Monk, Mongolia, Cemil Bey Tanburi, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Peter Sellers, Gandhi, Uruba, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Tinariwen, boubacar traore, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Led Zeppelin... oh yeah! Record Label: Kaz-e records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Afro-beat / Other) |
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My Blog |
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| I was at the subway today. It was a rush hour. I was standing with my drum case between my legs. The woman with the newspaper seating in front of me, starts making a sound like ka ... Posted by Tomer Tzur on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:01:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Pink Noise, The Sway Machinery, Amos Hoffman, mornography, ANISTAR, Jeremiah Lockwood, DROID, BrooklynRock, Maya, Lahakah, Leonard Cohen, Pharaoh's Daughter, B. Eitan, Oud Player, Junior Kimbrough, Volney Litmus, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, CARBON, SAMI, duo shurk, Steve Bloom, Maria Teresa Milano, Jehanne Drai, rinat, makom, Cordelia, lo_dubim, david alfandary, BRIAN BENDER, Eldad Lidor, Ronen goldman, Walkaboutsverse, gilad koren, Guy Thouin, Pissuk Rachav, Ofrin, MUSICNOIR, dan aran, dana (distortion), Julio Pereira, Maya Voice, boomerang, Geffen Bee, Mark Smulian, Amit Poznansky, Yves Touati, Amir ziV, Groyse Metsie, emmanuel hoseyn during, Mayur, Tzana Groove, Sam Barsh, Alila, The Voyager, Gon Amir, agni, Dr Kaspers Rabbit Show, Assaf Hakimi, Yuval Lion
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