KOBY ISRAELITE
Genres: Eclectic Fusion, World Fusion • Israel

Koby Israelite is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who enjoys smashing genres together and grinding them into the dust! Citing artists such as Taraf de Haidouks, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin and Mr Bungle, and genres including Jewish, Middle Eastern, Classical and Jazz as major influences, defining Koby's music is challenging. The fact of the matter is that Israelite has absorbed such an astounding array of styles, fusing them together into a language all of his own, that his sound is genre-proof. Growing up in the Middle East to a Jewish Balkan family, Koby Israelite learnt classical piano aged six, and at fifteen, began playing the drums in Rock and Metal bands. At the age of twenty-two he moved to London where he started to compose, record and produce music. His musical style then radically changed after a chance encounter with Romanian Gypsy stars Taraf de Haidouks. Israelite heard the band live and read more...