Shye Ben Tzur's Spiritual and Musical Journey to India: The Story Behind 'Ranjha'
By
Arman Khan
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Summary
The article tells the story of Shye Ben Tzur, an Israeli musician who, after witnessing a performance by Indian classical music legends Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain in Jerusalem in 1996, moved to India to immerse himself in the music. He married the daughter of a Sufi sheikh in Ajmer and has lived in India for over a decade. The piece introduces his album "Ranjha" with Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express, framed through the lens of Sufism and its relationship with the divine.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledHe didn't understand a word, but his response was physical.
Shye Ben Tzur's journey since has aligned with the tenets of Sufism.
Often at odds with orthodoxy, this branch of Islam looks at the relationship between the divine and the self through the lens
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