Vocolot
Oakland, California, United States | INDIE
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Vocolot has released four critically acclaimed recordings: "Heart Beat" (2002), which won CARA Awards for Best Album and Best Song (La Comida); "Behold!" (1997), which was nominated for best World/Folk album by the Contemporary A Cappella Society; "Roots And Wings" (1992); and "Gather Round" (1989).
Vocolot has been heard on world music and folk radio shows in the Bay Area and around the U.S., and got national radio exposure (via streaming) by being one of very few music groups to perform live on the public radio political talk show "Forum" on KQED.
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Vocolot brings a joyous fusion of folk, jazz and cantorial vocal traditions into the contemporary a cappella world. Their music, rooted in universal heart, social conscience and Jewish soul, communicates a powerful vision of world peace and reconciliation. Vocolot weaves gorgeous lush harmonies with global percussion into original songs and new renderings of ancient texts in 5 languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish and Ladino (the ancient language of the Sephardic Jews). A multi-year member of the California Arts Council Touring Artist Roster, Vocolot performs in world music festivals, folk and rock clubs, synagogues and community centers around the U.S. Vocolot performed in London and Nottingham in 2000 and performed twice at the International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam in 2008 and 2009.
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