Ittai Binnun
Ittai Binnun (Hebrew איתי בן-נון) (Born 1 October 1972) is an Israeli multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1.10.1972 |
| Genres | World, Ethnic, Jazz, Fusion, Klezmer |
| Occupation(s) | Player, Composer, Producer |
| Instruments | Clarinet, Saxophone, Ney, Duduk, Guitar, Baglama, Didgeridoo, |
| Years active | 1998 - Present |
Biography[edit]
Ittai Binnun was born in Jerusalem, in the historic quarter of Ein Karem to a Jewish family of Ashkenazy descent. As a child, he first began playing the Clarinet and as a teenager began playing the saxophone, taking part in rock & Jazz high-school bands. After his IDF military service he began studying Philosophy at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem but gradually became fascinated by the different music styles which surrounded him, and shifted his interest strictly to music. Over the next years Binnun experimented with many various musical instruments, developing professional skills on Ney flute, Duduk, Guitar, Saz, Baglama & Didjeridoo, and began to become known in the Jerusalem music scene for his skill on a wide range of different ethnic music instruments and styles.
Influences[edit]
Ittai Binnun's music mostly recognized with the world music scene. Through growing up in Jerusalem he absorbed a wide variety of musical traditions such as local Arab music & Jewish Klezmer. He studied and collaborated with Palestinian oud master Nizar Rohana, east-European Gypsy music saxophonist Gergely Barcza and Albert Piamenta - the "founding father" of Israeli world music. Binnun had stated in past occasions that his true musical ambition is to create a "Multi-traditional" sound.
Career[edit]
Ittai Binnun started his career as a performer as an actor, storyteller and clown. Participating as an actor in different plays, he began composing the music for the plays he performed with and made his first steps in the music business as a composer for the theater and later for films and television.
In 1998 Binnun was one of the creators of the play “Mishte” – a performance portrays the biblical story of Saul and David and observes the biblical events from a contemporary point of view. Besides co-writing the actual play, Binnun has written original music and re-arranged old traditional folk songs for it, later taking part in the shows playing the music live as an actor-musician. It was the "Mishte"'s unexpected successes (highly acclaimed and showing for eight years straight) that had really first placed Binnun in the Israeli music spotlight. In 1999 he wrote the original soundtrack for the documentary "Sipurey Hatzer", portraying the urban renewal and destruction of cultural heritage in Jerusalem. In 2000 he joined the Arab-Jewish ensemble "Josef and One” as a wind instruments player.
In 2004 he formed the world-fusion band "Andralamoussia".[1] In 2005 the band released their debut self-titled album. In the following years the band performed throughout Israel and took part in major festivals world wide. In 2007 they collaborate with New York's Hassidic new wave trumpet player Franck London at the annual "Jewish muisc days" in Jerusalem. Later in 2007 AndreLaMoussia Performed a concert featuring Shaanan Street of Hadag Nahash, and in 2008 they performed at the famous "KlezFest London".[2]
In 2007 Binnun collaborated with comedian & playwright Jackie Levy, and was in charge of musical direction in his acclaimed "God Gave Me Laughter", a play based on Jewish humor.[3] In 2009 he wrote the original soundtrack for a modern production of the classic Jewish play The Dybbuk. The play gained an unexpected international success.
In 2009 Binnun composed original soundtrack for the "Kolben dance" dancing company produced by choreographer Amir Kolben.[4] Later that year, he produced and composed an interactive musical performance for the Bloomfield science museum titled "An extraordinary tale of a drum a string and a flute". The show's aim was to recreate the invention of the first musical instruments while demonstrating physical principals of sound acoustics and music.
In 2010 AndraLaMoussia released their 2nd album "Bet" on Israeli alternative record label The Eighth Note.[5] In the same year he composed the music for Time Tunnel, an IBA documentary film about the resistance fighters during the time of the British mandate in Palestine. In 2011 Binnun produced an album for Zeev Kitzis, a singer-songwriter immersed in Jewish culture and tradition. Later that year he produced the "Jewish Polesye" project - songs from the repertoire of Mariam Nirenberg, With international Polish singer Olga Mieleszczuk. In 2012 he composed the music for Human Turbines, an original movie a tale about a Palestinian group of Jews and Arabs building a rainwater collection system to save a village in the occupied territories.
In 2013 Binnun formed the musical project Ittai & the toys, a live show based on improvisation and changing collaborations with other musicians, for the first time in his career harnessing computer-based production techniques and other digital devices on stage. After a three years of local and international tours the Ittai & the toys project released his first self-titled EP in 2016. That same year Binnun wrote and recorded the music for "Mr K" - a Puppet show production by Patricia O’donoven, examining the relationship between a puppeteer and his puppets. In 2017 Binnun was chosen as musical director of the annual Ein-Karem music festival in his native quarter of Ein-Karem.
Discography[edit]
- AndraLaMoussia - self-titled (2005) - Composer, producer & player
- AndraLaMoussia - "Bet" - (2010) - Composer, producer & player [the 8th note]
- Ittai & the toys - self titled EP (2016) - Composer, producer & player
Prouder & Player[edit]
- Yuval Zederma - self-titled. (2007) - Ney player.
- Zeev Kitzis - "Galor" (2009) - Producer and wind instrument player
- Eitan Ulman - self-titled (2010) - Ney player.
- Mika Karni - self titled (2011) Ney and Clarinet player.
- Olga Mielesczuk - Jewish Polesye (2012) - Musical producer, engineer and wind instruments.
Film Soundtrack[edit]
- Sipurey Hatzer (Courtyard tales) documentary (1999)
- Kikar Hakfar (Village square) (2006)
- Time Tunnel documentary (2010)
- Human Turbines (2012)
Music for theater[edit]
- Mishte (1998)
- The Dybbuk (2008)
- An Extraordinary tale of a drum a string and a flute (2008)
- The Jerusalem science museum summer light show (2012)
- Mr K (2016)
References[edit]
- ↑ Davis, Barry (15 May 2006). "FUSING MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD". The Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ "JMI KlezFest Faculty 2008". www.jmi.org.uk. 2 June 2008.
- ↑ Leibovich, Barak (15 September 2007). "A journey between Israelism and judaism". Ynet.
- ↑ Fierdes, Deborah (5 February 2009). "Dancing Amongst Walls". Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ Gal, Asi (14 August 2010). "THE PURSUIT OF HARMONY". The Jerusalem Post.
External links[edit]
- Personal website
- AndreLaMoussia performing with Franck London, Youtube, November 6 2007.
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