MIQEDEM

al music within the Israeli music scene, a trend found in artists such as Riff Cohen, Yemen Blues, A-Wa and many others. Miqedem’s most unique contribution is their exclusive reliance on ancient Hebrew Scripture in their lyrics, drawing most heavily on the poetry of the Psalms. Formed in 2015, the band has toured extensively across North America and Europe, has released two full-length studio albums, and on February 2nd they will release their third album, “Eshkona” (I will rest). The band includes three primary songwriters and lead vocalists:
Shai Sol is the band’s female vocalist, and plays guitar and percussion live, Yaron Cherniak is one of the band’s two male vocalists, and is the band’s multi-instrumentalist, with expertise in multiple instruments from around the region. Jamie Hilsden is the second of the band’s two male vocalists, and serves as the band’s guitarist and primary music producer. Vadym gained his bachelor’s degree in music from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, and got his professional start with Ukranian folk-rock band Voanerges. Miqedem’s third album, Eshkona (“I will rest”) is the band’s most collaborative and instrumentally diverse album to date, and includes guest appearances from many of the band’s friends in the Israeli world-music scene. Miqedem’s third album, Eshkona available on all steraming platforms on Feb 2. Available now on Bandcamp!