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Shakshuka has been performing their own unique and contemporary brand of Israeli and Sephardic music spiced with jazz for the past 10 years. Shakshuka, besides being the name of the group, is also a hot Sephardic/Israeli food that is an eclectic and spicy blend of spices, tomatoes and eggs (check out the recipe!). Besides being a fun word that rolls off your tongue, it is an appropriate metaphor for the eclectic and tasty musical style of Shakshuka.
Like the food, Shakshuka’s music is a fusion of Israeli and Sephardic music, both old and new, that folds in spicy new musical elements of jazz and rock. The result is a tasty dish that re-invents and renews the Jewish music they love. Shakshuka has performed for organizations and in venues throughout the Midwest.
Shakshuka was started by Chuck and Rachel Rosenberg and Steve Yastrow, close family friends and musicians who share a love for Jewish music and grew up influenced by the contemporary folk, pop, Latin and jazz music.
Shakshuka performs Israeli, Sephardic and Jewish music in Hebrew and Ladino. We create arrangements that fuse creative and diverse musical elements. While true to the original traditions, our music creates a contemporary sound from these new musical treatments.
The group’s musical sources are wide ranging including songs of the early Israeli pioneers, camp favorites, modern Israeli composers, dance songs, biblical sources, Yiddish and Sephardic music.
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What is our music (and name) all about? |
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Israeli and Sephardic music spiced with jazz |
