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The Idan Raichel Project's album, Quarter to Six, was released in 2013. There are guest appearances by Portuguese fado star Ana Moura, Palestinian-Israeli singer Mira Awad, German counter-tenor Andreas Scholl, Colombia's Marta Gómez, Vieux Farka Touré and some of Israel's up-and-coming artists.[17] Quarter to Six reached triple-platinum sales status in Israel, selling over 116,000 copies.[8]

The Project played at a private concert for President Barack Obama during his visit to Israel in March. Raichel was invited by pop star Alicia Keys to perform a duet with her on stage at the Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv. One month later, Raichel shared the stage with Patrick Bruel. At the end of the Jewish year in September, Pnai Plus, an Israeli entertainment magazine, voted Idan Raichel "Man of the Year". The song "Ba'Layla (At Night)" was voted "Song of the Year". Raichel was also named "Musician of the Year" in 2013 and 2014 by Galgalatz radio station. The Idan Raichel Project placed no.1 in Media Forest's chart of "The Most Broadcast Group" in Israel for 2013 and 2014, as well as "Group of the Year" in various media charts for 2014.

In September 2014, Alicia Keys invited Raichel and Palestinian singer and qanun player Ali Amr to join her on stage at the Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park to perform her song "We Are Here[18]". On 3 July 2014, Raichel and 18 members of his project performed at Yarkon Park, Tel-Aviv in front of 20,000 people[19]

On 12 January 2015 Raichel joined Patrick Bruel and Moroccan singer Youness El Guezouli on stage at L'Ópera in Paris to sing "Pourquoi ne pas y croire …" (Why Not Believe) in French, Arabic and Hebrew[20] In 2015, Raichel has continued to perform and collaborate with among others Ornella Vanoni, Cuban singer Danay Suarez and Portuguese singer Antonio Zambujo. Raichel continues to tour, including a December 2015 tour with The Idan Raichel Project in Japan,[21] a series of concerts in Germany with Andreas Scholl[22] and an appearance at the Jazz a la Villette festival in Paris with The Touré-Raichel Collective in September 2015 [23]

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The Idan Raichel Project: Quarter to Six

Read "Quarter to Six" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Since emerging at the helm of his Project roughly a decade ago, Israeli composer, keyboardist and bandleader Idan Raichel has spirited through rarified air: He co-wrote a song for racial harmony with Israeli President Shimon Perez, and performed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial inaugural ceremony in Washington, DC. He performed “Gift of Acceptance" with collaborator India Arie at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Awards ceremony in Oslo (Norway). In 2011, Raichel was voted musician of the decade in ...

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The Idan Raichel Project Live in NYC January 12 & 13

The Idan Raichel Project Live in NYC January 12 & 13

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Since bursting onto the international music scene in 2003, The Idan Raichel Project has shattered expectations of Israeli pop with their unique blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern sounds, coupled with a spectacular live show. The project continues to push musical boundaries garnering strong critical praise and winning over audiences worldwide. On January 12 and 13, the complete 12-musician lineup will be headlining two evenings at the prestigious Town Hall in New York City during the APAP ...

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