The need for excellent music and lyrics that speak to the issues of our day has never been greater.
Enter RESONATE, founded by musician and acupuncturist Will Fudeman and Cantor Abbe Lyons bringing together a multifaith group of Ithaca musicians.
RESONATE infuses Middle Eastern and cantorial music into folk, rock, blues and jazz sounds. By enlivening both Biblical texts and contemporary lyrics, RESONATE's songs inspire spiritual growth intertwined with social action. Rabbi Arthur Waskow of The Shalom Center, whose beautifully crafted, accessible and powerful translations of texts from Isaiah and Deuteronomy
sparked the creation of Listen! says that the "extraordinary chant and music...enormously enrich the text." Bill McKibben characterizes Listen! as "deep, witty, tuneful--music for our moment and for the long haul."
Joining RESONATE founders Abbe (lead vocals and guitar) and Will (mandola, guitar, vocals) are Ithaca musicians Mahmud Burton (oud, hand drums, ney, guitar), David Frumkin (violin, guitar, vocals), Jon Hilton (bass) and John Simon (vocals, guitar). Their combination of Eastern and Western sounds and instruments delights and surprises.
