Hadag Nahash

Israel’s Leading Hip Hop Band
performs at The Howlin’ Wolf
Hadag Nahash brings Israeli
Hip Hop, Funk and Rock to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – November 22,2008 – Hadag Nahash, will perform at The Howlin’ Wolf in concert at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $15 and on sale now at Hillel New Orleans, Uptown JCC, The Mushroom and The Howlin’ Wolf. Ticket price also includes a show by the Soul Rebels Brass Band to follow.
Meaning Snake Fish in Hebrew, Hagad Nahash is one of the most successful acts in Israeli popular music today. Though usually described as Hip Hop, Hadag Nahash also incorporates funk, jazz, electro, rock and even Middle Eastern sounds. The Band is frequently compared to Philadelphia`s “the roots”, due to their use of live instruments. In the Past Hadag Nahash has collaborated with major international artists such as Arrested Development, the Black Eyed Pease, Cypress Hill, Matisyahu and Saian Supa Kru (of France).
To Date, Hadag Nahash has released five albums and one DVD: “The Groove Machine” in 2000, “To Move” in 2003 (now a gold album), “Local Stuff” in 2004 (now a platinum album), “With the Help of the Jam” in 2006, and “Live!” which come out in CD and DVD in 2008. The Band’s most popular song, “the Sticker Song”, was featured in a full page article by the New York Times (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02EFD9123FF935A2575BC0A...). Four Hadag Nahash songs were featured in Adam Sandler’s 2008 comedy “You Don’t Mess with Zohan”.
Check out the website at www.hadagnahash.com , the band’s New Orleans visit is co‐sponsored by New Orleans JCC and New Orleans Hillel. Known for their extraordinary live shows, Hadag Nahash will perform at 8:00 PM on November 22 at the Howlin’ Wolf . The Hadag Nahash show will be followed by the Soul Rebels Brass Band.
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