Contact: Shlomo Deshet Cell: 972-52-3628912 Email: estamus@netvision.net.il
ESTA / אסטה
ESTA, founded in 1979 by Shlomo Deshet and Ori Beanstock is one of Israel's most original and innovative bands.
Performing as a group for over 30 years, Esta is among a handful of visionary artists to fuse Middle Eastern, Jewish, Balkan, Mediterranean, African, Celtic and Western influences into its own pan-global sound, creating an uplifting fresh sound that crosses genres styles or borders. Read more...
The current members of Esta
- Shlomo Deshet: Drums, Shofar, Vocals, Percussion, Darbuka, Congas, Bongos, Riq, Frame Drums, Melodica.
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Ori Beanstock: Quarter Tone, Eight String and Electric Guitars, Bouzouki, Jumbush, Suz.
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Bentzi Gafni: Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards.
- Yoni Dror: Saxophones, Duduk, Flutes, Shofar, Fugara, Zorna, Ney, Bagpipes.
Albums
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Esta
ESTA's first album was released in 1990 in Israel by M.C.I. Records and was greeted with considerable acclaim. Following a series of performances in Paris, the album was distrubuted (from November 1992) by BUDA E.P.M. Records all over Europe.
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Mediterranean Crossroads
The second album, (1996 / Newance / More / NMC), is a cross between a middle eastern zorna, darbuka, bouzouki, bagpipes, electric guitar, soprano sax with a rocking jazz fusion band!!!! You have never heard Dror Yikra or a Hassidic Nigun played like this before!
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Home Made World
In their third album, (2002 / Newance / NMC), Esta seems to have taken its multicultural approach to the nth degree. The 11-track album incorporates Persian, Yemenite and Iraqi motifs along with rock, jazz and blues. Their Eastern rendition of the Moody Blues' "Nights In White Satin" is, possibly, the ultimate cross-cultural fusion. Rock fans will, no doubt, also dig the band's version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," which features local rock megastar Rami Kleinstein
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Esta Old Website (2002)
Contact: Shlomo Deshet Cell: 972-52-3628912 Email: estamus@netvision.net.il
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