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Shye Ben Tzur

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Biography

Shye Ben Tzur, born in 1975 in New York, United States, is an Israeli musician, composer, singer, and poet. Initially inspired by Indian classical music after attending a concert by Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain in Jerusalem, he traveled to India to study traditional Sufi Qawwali music. His debut album Heeyam was released in 2003, featuring traditional Sufi Qawwali singers performing in Hebrew. In 2010, his second album Shoshan received critical acclaim, ranking number 10 in Songlines world music magazine and number 5 album of the year for non-Bollywood music by Times of India Chennai. He collaborated with various artists including Shubha Mudgal, Fernando Pérez, Jonny Greenwood, and The Rajasthan Express, resulting in the album Junun (2015), produced by Nigel Godrich. The recording sessions were documented in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Junun. He subsequently released the album Ranjha (2026) with Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express.
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Albums

    Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express

    Junun

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    Heeyam

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