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Years active
  
2008–present

Active from
  
2008

Past members
  
Ghassan Birumi

Origin
  
Israel

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Labels
  
H2O Records, Soul Shift Music, Wavez Records

Members
  
Richard Savo, Charlie Shaabi

Albums
  
Za3tar, Ayahuasca (The Remixes), On This Land, Brainstorm, Dubooster

Genres
  
Psychedelic trance, Dubstep, Electro house

Similar
  
Checkpoint 303, Mohsen Subhi, Torabyeh, Ghazi Abdel Baki, The Chehade Brothers

Electrowavez is an Israeli Arab psychedelic trance group formed in 2008, comprising two members, DJs and producers Charlie Shaabi and Richard Savo.

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(2008–2010)

Electrowavez is a duo of music producers, consisting of brothers Charlie Shaabi and Richard Savo from Acre, Israel. They began their electronic music career in 2008. Electrowavez' first appearance was on February 2009 with the release of "Kano Ya Habibi", an electro remix of the Lebanese singer Fairuz. The release reached the top chart position on Arabil, a local radio station. Electrowavez's electro house second single, "Give Me My Freedom", was officially released by Soul Shift Music in September 2009. The duo used a short sample of Oum Kalthoum- "Al Atlal", an Arabic poem that reflects one of the major themes of Arabic poetry.

Brainstorm (2010–2012)

In May 2010, Electrowavez released their debut album, "Brainstorm". Eleven tracks were composed and written over the course of two years, combining electro house music genre with Arabic instrumentation and melodies. A collaboration between Richard Savo & Angelina Zbedat, "Sababa" was the first single released on May 2010, and it peaked at the number 1 position on the chart on the Israeli radio station Arbil-an. "Sababa"’s first TV appearance was on the Israeli TV show "Haravak", an adaptation of (The Bachelor) on July 2013. In September 2010, Electrowavez released "Barcode" with featured guest vocalist Walid el Hilou. The release was a number one hit for three weeks in a row. Angelina Zbedat performed solo vocals on the single "My Life", released on January 2011.

Dubooster (2012)

Electrowavez released their "Dubooster" EP on March 2012, intended as a five track dubstep side project. All five tracks are listed in Miles of Musik catalogue.

Za3tar (2013)

The band's 2013 album, "Za3tar", was released on July 3, 2013. It features tracks influenced by psychedelic trance, Goa trance and dubstep genres. Notably, this album contains heavily influences from the psytrance subgenre and has different rhythm combinations. The success of the album conceded with the growing popularity of the psychedelic music scene among the Arab community in Israel. The album was entitled "Za3tar" or "Za'atar" after a popular Middle Eastern herb that carries many benefits.

Albums

  • Brainstorm (2010)
  • Za3tar (2013)
  • Ayahuasca (The Remixes) (2014)
  • Singles/EPs

  • Yalla (Dj Chuck Remix) (2009)
  • Give Me My Freedom (2009)
  • Dubooster EP (2012)
  • Blaze Up Di Fun (2012)
  • Boomerang EP 5 May (2014)
  • On This Land EP 28 Feb (2016)
  • Compilation

    Various Artists: Soul Shift Music, Vol. 1 (2011)

    Various Artists: Progressive Decision, Vol. 04 (2011)

    Electrowavez in the Press

  • [1] The Sop - The ‘springs of life’ offered by Palestinian electronic musicians, Electrowavez (English) October 17, 2014.
  • [2] Globalist - Palestina: musica elettronica, speranza e non politica (Italian) Tuesday 12 novembre 2013.
  • [3] ARAB TUNES - Palestinian psychedelic trance (English) Monday 11 novembre 2013.
  • [4] Alarab - Review of “Za3tar” Album Release (Arabic) Thursday 26 September 2013.
  • [5] Akkanet - Review Of the Official Electrowavez Music Video "Blaze Up Di Fun" Broadcasting on MTV Israel Music Channel (Arabic) Monday 22 April 2013.
  • [6] BokraTV - Electrowavez on Bokra TV (Arabic) Wednesday 10 April 2013.
  • [7]Arabil - “Blaze Up Di Fun” – Official Video Review (Arabic) Monday 15 December 2012.
  • [8]Akkanet - “Blaze Up Di Fun” – Raises interest in the artistic among the Arab community (Arabic) Monday 15 December 2012.
  • [9]Mideast Tunes - A Mixing Board for the Real Music of the Middle East (English) January 6, 2012.
  • [10]Arrested Development Official Contest - Indaba – Living Remix Winner Announced!!!! (English) Thursday 16 August 2012.
  • [11] IBA - Summary of the year by the Yasser Atila the spokesman of Israeli radio in Arabic (Hebrew) Sunday 1 January 2012.
  • [12] Alarab - Electrowavez – Best Band of 2011 (Arabic) Friday 30 December 2011.
  • [13] kufur-kassem News - Electrowavez – Best Band of 2010 (Arabic) Friday 31 December 2010.
  • [14] Almadar - Barcode Single Nu 1 (Arabic) Saturday 18 December 2010.
  • [15] Panet - Review the live show at Ramallah – “BrainStorm” Tour (Arabic) Sunday 30 May 2010.
  • [16] Haaretz - For Israeli Arab musicians, apolitical is not an option (English) Friday 25 June 2010.
  • [17] Mouse News - The hard life of Arabs musicians in Israel - (Hebrew) Friday 15 October 2010.
  • [18] Arabil - Interview With Shadi Ballan for the success of "Sababa" - (Hebrew) Friday 15 October 2010.
  • [19] Panet - Review the Debut Album “BrainStorm” (Arabic) Tuesday 4 May 2010.
  • [20] Raddar - Electrowavez – Best Band of 2009 (Arabic) Thursday 31 December 2009.
  • [21] Panet - Preparing The First Album “BrainStorm” (Arabic) Sunday 27 December 2009.
  • [22] Panet - Panet TV Interview - talking straight (Arabic) Sun 13 September 2009.
  • [23] Panet - “Give Me My Freedom” – Single Release Review (Arabic) Saturday 6 September 2009.
  • [24] Menhon - “Give Me My Freedom” - Release (Arabic) September 2009.
  • [25] Bettna - “Kano Ya Habibi” – Single Release Review (Arabic) Wednesday 18 February 2009.
  • [26] Alarab - “Hawallom” House Single Review (Arabic) Mon 28 January 2008.
  • [27] Alarab - My Space – Salmon Dance Remix Contest Finalists !!!! (Arabic) Thursday 1 November 2007.
  • Songs

    Blaze Up Di Fun2012
    No FeelingZa3tar · 2013
    Dream ZoneBrainstorm · 2010

    References

    Electrowavez Wikipedia