Strong Black Coffee (Hebrew: ???????? ?, CafÃÆ'Â © Shahor Hazak ) is an Israeli hip hop duo, Ethiopian origin. This duo is nominated for the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Israeli Act award.
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This duo
The duo consists of Uri Alamo and Ilak Sahalu. Both were cousins, and were born in Ethiopia for Jewish families. They immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia as children, raised in Netanya, Israel, and served in the Israeli military, with Sahalu serving as an officer. Both now live in Hadera, Israel.
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History
They started experimenting with hip-hop music when they were very young. When they were 16, they wrote songs to commemorate a soldier. Israeli telecom company Cellcom liked the song and sent them to a recording studio, where Sahalu said they met with "some bearded musicians who explained to us that this had rules, that it was a quarter problem, a certain knock. logic, and things really get better. "They were introduced to Israeli musicians, performed a rap cover for one singer, and recorded his music video.
Before becoming a rap star, Soholo was a First Lieutenant, platoon commander, and combat officer at the Nahal Brigades of the Israeli Defense Forces. He served his last six months at the Front Front Command, at the Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem.
They went on three show tours in the United States for three years. Sahalu recalls: "We... perform in Cincinnati... and there are 800 people in the audience, mostly black, we sing in Hebrew and they filter out English translations People are surprised They do not even know there is a black man in Israel. "The duo then began recording in a recording studio in Hadera. They have now appeared in more than 20 countries. Both do every weekend, and earn enough money to do what Israeli soldiers usually do: work as security guards, and under construction.
In July 2015, American singer R & amp; B Chris Brown chose this duo to open his concert at Rishon LeZion, Israel. That same month, US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro invited the duo to appear on the Fourth of July at the Ambassador's official residence. This duo is nominated for the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Israeli Act award.
Music and lyrics
The duo's music has been described as "a very melodic rap and soft enough, with clear signs of pop, but... still a hip-hop band in every way." Their source of inspiration is the Americans Tupac Shakur, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and LL Cool J, and other Ethiopian-Israeli artists such as the Axum rap ensemble and singer Esther Rada. Though they grew up in a difficult environment, both said that their music did not speak with difficulty growing in harsh and neglected environments. Elman said: "There is always and there will always be racism, the question is whether to sit and cry about it all day." Sahalu notes: "The first thing that happens when people see Ethiopian singing is that they expect us to say things are hard for us, but life is beautiful sometimes."
One of the duo's hit songs is "Ihiye Beseder " ("It'll Be Alright"; with a cheerful melody and an interesting chorus: lyrics: "I know everything will be okay/No matter what which others say personally/We will manage with God's help "; more than 3 million YouTube views in October 2015). A recent release of them is " Hineh, Zeh Koreh " ("Look, It Happens"). " La'alot Rack " ("For Ascend only") received 634,000 YouTube views in a few weeks. "Sofshavua" ("Weekend") has 389,000 YouTube views in six months. "The Way You Move" with Israeli rapper Soulja has 545,000 YouTube views in just three months.
References
External links
- Official Youtube Channels
- "????????????????????????????????????????? - "???? ????//Cafe Shahor Hazak ft Nechi Nech - "Ihiye Beseder" (video)
- "???????????????????????? ?????//Cafe Shahor Hazak - "Laalot Rack" (video)
- "??????????????????????????? ?? ????//Cafe Shahor Hazak - "Hine Ze Kore" (video)
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