Dalia Faitelson - The Orient West Choir (2011)

“This album is the most demanding and fulfilling album I created. It is ambitious and technically complicated.

My aim with this project was to convey spirituality beyond a specific religion and to embrace the glory of nature through my music.

Some of the recordings were done in Israel and the rest in Denmark.

On this album I mixed a classical and rhythmical choir. We worked for months trying to create a new sound, inspired by Gregorian chants but still with an original expression.

I’ve been searching for the right musicians all over the world. After trying the Egyptian scene, I found it politically too difficult and shifted to Israel and its best choice of folk musicians. I gained forces with the amazing Palestinian musician Sameer Makhoul that arranged my music in a traditional Arabic style.”