Coming from completely different backgrounds, this unlikely pair has teamed up to create something strikingly new and at the same time ancient.
own to travel the world, has been a staple of the eclectic NYC Downtown avant-garde scene fostered by John Zorn and others for many years. Her numerous releases on Tzadik Records as part of their Radical Jewish Culture Series, which seamlessly weave together aspects of both Eastern European and North African sounds and styles, have received both critical acclaim and popular appreciation across the map.
ePRHYME grew up in Phoenix, AZ and cut his teeth in the D.I.Y. punk and underground hip hop scenes of the Pacific Northwest before eventually relocating to Brooklyn. Along the way Eden has released numerous albums with iconic indie label K Records as part of their International Pop Underground Series, and continues to experiment with like-minded outside-the-box musicians such as Labtekwon, Tamer PInarbasi, Jamie Saft, and Jon Madof, to name a few.
After years of mutual admiration and sporadic guest spots on each other's projects and live performances in and around NYC, Basya and Eden finally decided to join forces and explore their shared passion for deep groove, world fusion, and Jewish mysticism. The result is Darshan.