Tel Aviv

I heard a few musicians play here, including an accordionist playing klezmer. It was great but I didn't have the camera. This clip is good though because it also shows a slice of Tel Aviv city life- the people as they busily pass by, the cars rushing behind me, the graffiti on the wall- juxtaposed with Violin Man's slow, melodic song.

Violin Man- Tel Aviv, Israel from Jason Williams on Vimeo.

And while sipping coffee at a cafe in nearby Jaffa, I noticed the music. It had a Turkish and central Asian sound. I asked the owner and he told me their name- Diwan Saz. They're an Israeli band recreating traditional Turkish, Azeri, and Persian songs. They're using instruments that I was looking for like the kabak kemane and bowed tambur, among others. It was interesting to me because like me, they're not native to those countries, but have an appreciation for the music. And it seemed appropriate I would hear that right before I left the middle east. Almost a bookend to the trip in a musical sense. Here's a video they made: