British multi percussionist, dancer and independent record producer, Guy Schalom is widely regarded as a “World Music” authority, having performed across the Middle East, throughout Europe and the USA. He has appeared on and recorded music for numerous network television programs including Fat Friends (ITV), Where The Heart Is (BBC) and GMTV to mention a few
Having graduated with a degree in Popular Music and Recording, Guy is in demand across a wide range of styles and feels equally at home performing “RIVERDANCE” at The Royal Albert Hall as he does performing orchestral percussion solos at The Barbican.
Guy is particularly sought-after in the Jewish music field having appeared with New York Klezmer revivalists Frank London, Aaron Alexander, Greg Wall and Susan Watts, as well as Berlin’s Christian Dawid and Euro/Moldovian all-stars The Klezmer Alliance. He also runs his own duo “Schalom-Bakhshayesh” – specialising in traditional Jewish music from world cultures.
Percussionist Guy Schalom plays the drum kit and an authentic poyk (Jewish marching drum and cymbal). Based in the UK, Guy graduated in Popular Music and Recording from Salford University and has taught percussion at the annual Klezfest in London as well as holding klezmer workshops at the Rhythm Sticks percussion festival at London’s South Bank Centre. He has also played with various U.S. and Canadian klezmer bands. “I don’t know of any other drummers in Europe specializing in klezmer,” says Guy, whose highly developed drum-kit style is firmly rooted in contemporary klezmer. YaD Arts (London) describe Guy as “the leading Jewish music percussionist this side of the Atlantic.”
Guy was born in Israel and first learnt Jewish music at home and at nursery. “Like many Jewish families we sang together on Friday nights and at festivals like Chanukah,” he says. “Then we moved to Manchester, and I went to a Sephardi synagogue with my grandparents and learnt lots of tunes there – although I never imagined I’d be studying them in years to come! My late grandmother also used to sing Ladino songs for us.”
9 thoughts on “Kaminos”
Was Nicholas related to Alexander Saslavsky who married Celeste Izolee Todd?
Anyone have a contact email for Yair Klinger or link to score for Ha-Bayta?
wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Nat farber is my great grandpa 😊
Are there any movies or photos of max kletter? His wife’s sister was my stepmother, so I’m interested in seeing them and sharing them with his wife’s daughter.
The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. I’d like to hear it.
Would anyone happen to know where I can find a copy of the sheet music for a Gil Aldema Choral (SATB) arrangement for Naomi Shemer’s “Sheleg Al Iri”. (Snow on my Village)?
Joseph Smith
Kol Ram Community Choir, NYC
שלום שמעון!
לא שכחתי אותך. עזבתי את ישראל בפברואר 1998 כדי להביא את בני האוטיסט לקבל את העזרה המקצועית שלא הייתה קיימת אז בישראל. זה סיפור מאוד עצוב וטרגי, אבל אני הייתי היחיד עם ביצים שהביא אותו והייתי הורה יחיד בשבילו במשך חמישה חודשים. הוא היה אז בן 9. כעת הוא בן 36 ומתפקד באופן עצמאי. נתתי לו הזדמנות לעתיד נורמלי. בטח, אבות כולם חרא, אומרים הפמינציות, אבל כולם צריכים לעבוד כמטרות במטווחי רובה!
משה קונג
(Maurice King)
Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Herman Zalis. My late father, Henry Wahrman, was one of his students. Note the correct spelling of his name for future reference. Thank you again for sharing this.
Tirza Wahrman (Mitlak)