Reva L'Sheva ( he, רבע לשבע, "a quarter to seven") was an Israeli

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band formed in 1994 by lead singer

Yehudah Katz Yehudah Katz (born May 10, 1951) is an American-born Israeli singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and activist. He first rose to fame as the lead singer of seminal Jewish rock band Reva L'Sheva. As a solo artist, he has released three albums ...

. They released six studio albums before disbanding around 2006. On January 7, 2014, the band performed at Zappa Jerusalem, their first show in seven years, and stated that they were open to recording another album together.

Members

The original line-up was

, David "Harpo" Abramson,

Adam Wexler Adam Wexler is an American-Israeli musician, best known as the bassist for influential Jewish rock groups Diaspora Yeshiva Band and Reva L'Sheva. Biography Wexler grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and started playing at age five. He is a cous ...

, Zvi Yechezkeli and Avi Yishai. *

is from New York, but spent a lot of time in Los Angeles before moving to Israel. He is a self-described "close student" of Rabbi

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, with whom he studied for 23 years. He plays guitar and sings. *

grew up in Minneapolis and immigrated to Israel in 1990. He plays bass and guitar. Wexler was formerly a member of the

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. *David "Harpo" Abramson immigrated to Israel in 1969. Following a stint in the army, he returned to the U.S., but came back to Israel in 1991. Abramson died in fall 2010. He played guitar, harmonica and sings. *

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(Eliezer Blumen) joined Reva L'Sheva after making Aliyah to Israel. Blumen replaced founding member "Harpo" and toured with the band for a decade starting in 1996. Lazer Lloyd performs as a solo artist singer/songwriter and guitarist. *Zvi Yechezkeli was born in Jerusalem and studied in New York. He considers himself not religious. He is a percussionist. *Avi Yishai is the drummer.

Musical style

The band is heavily influenced by 1970s

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groups such as the

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, and by Jewish artists such as Carlebach.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Come Close'' (Voices Along the Path, 1993) * ''Higia HaZman'' ("The Time Has Come") (Voices Along the Path, 1996) * ''Kumu'' ("Arise") (Noam Hafakot, 1998) * ''Etz Chaim Hee: Secrets'' (Voices Along the Path, 1999) * ''Ahavat Chinam: One Love'' (Mayim/Welcome Music, 2001) * ''V'Sham Nashir'' ("There We Will Sing") (Noam Hafakot, 2005) ;Live albums *''10: Live'' (Noam Hafakot, 2004)

References

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Members

Musical style

Discography

See also

References