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<p><center><strong>—Voted Boston’s Best World Music Act, Best Music Poll 2005, <em>Boston
Phoenix</em>
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—Nominated Boston’s Best World Music Act, Best Music Poll 2006, <em>Boston
Phoenix</em>
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—Winner, World Music Song Contest, <em>Global Rhythm Magazine</em>, 2005
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<p>"Mendilow is no dilettante — he learned the music of these countries by <BR>living and working there — so when he sings about a massacre by paramilitaries in Chiapas, he <BR>knows what he's talking about." <BR>
<strong><em>—Boston Phoenix</em></strong>
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“The glory of what [Mendilow] does is finding a common ground among different cultures. And that’s what makes his music so exciting.” <em><strong>— Jewish Advocate</em> </strong>
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"This is, to folk, what Bela Fleck is to Foggy Mountain Breakdown. This is unusual and exciting."
<strong><em>— Philadelphia Folk Song Society</em></strong>
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<p> <strong>Guy Mendilow </strong>is a rarity, even in the diverse world of international music. His music not only offers audiences a taste of the beauty of the places he’s called home — from Israel and South Africa to Mexico, Brazil and the United States — but, perhaps more importantly, his mission as a performer and educator is to share some of the common human ground between these cultures and to build cross-cultural appreciation and respect. </p>
<p>Judging by Mendilow’s success since making a splash in Boston in 2003, his timely message is coming through loud and clear. He was voted <strong> </strong><a href="://.guymendilow/images/Press Clippings/Boston%20Music%20Poll%202005.pdf" target="_blank"> Boston’s Best World Music Act </a> in the <em>Boston Phoenix</em>’s 2005 Best Music Poll and performs at some of the northeast’s best established festivals like the <strong> Philadelphia Folk Festival</strong> and top-tier venues like <strong>Ryles</strong> or <strong>First Night Boston </strong> at the <strong>Hynes Convention Center</strong>. His work also allows him to play key roles in cutting-edge cultural encounters like those bringing together Boston’s Israeli and Latino communities and to present at conferences like the June 10th <strong>Heartbeat Conference on Social Healing Through the Arts</strong>.</p>
<p>In “Mendilusia,” modern Israeli and ancient Judeo-Spanish melodies meld with Brazilian bossa, South African harmonies and Mendilow’s award-winning overtone singing. Mendilow’s quartet, Mendilusian Wine, performs on some sixteen instruments including <a href="://.guymendilow/images/photogal/gallery%20-%20instruments/pages/3a_gif.htm">berimbau</a>, <a href="://.guymendilow/images/photogal/gallery%20-%20instruments/pages/1_jpg.htm">electric
mbira</a>, alongside violin, lush vocal harmonies and <a href="://.guymendilow/images/photogal/gallery%20-%20instruments/pages/2_jpg.htm">
jaw harp</a>. </p>
- Screen name:
- guy_mendilow
- Member since:
- Jun 08 2006
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years together:
- 4
- Age:
- years
