BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:360exp REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd1aece7-2bb4-445f-8683-672a9677f669@360exp.net SEQUENCE:29843057 DTSTAMP:20260929T094244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T081726Z DTSTART:20261005T180000Z DTEND:20261005T220000Z SUMMARY:Kobi Farhi LOCATION:The Water Rats DESCRIPTION:"The best Hard Rock band to come out of the Middle East" – Oz zy Osbourne\n\n"I really like what they are doing" - Kirk Hammet (Metallic a)\n\n"Kobi Farhi has a beautiful\, emotional quality to his voice" – St eve Hackett (Genesis) 

This autumn\, one of the most powerful and dis tinctive voices in global rock comes to London for a single\, unmissable n ight. Kobi Farhi\, lead singer and founder of legendary oriental metal ban d Orphaned Land\, performs an exclusive UK electro-acoustic concert at The Water Rats\, King's Cross\, on Monday 5th October\, accompanied by guitar virtuoso Geva Alon. Support will be provided by Geva Alon in a solo openi ng set.\n\nThis is a rare chance to experience Farhi up close\, in an inti mate\, deeply personal concert that puts his extraordinary voice and songw riting front and centre.\n\nFarhi founded Orphaned Land in 1991\, going on to build one of the most remarkable and boundary-defying bands in heavy m etal. The band weaves together Mizrahi and Maghrebi Jewish\, Arabic\, Turk ish\, and other Middle Eastern and North African musical traditions with t he power and drama of metal\, widely acknowledged as pioneers of oriental metal\, they have influenced bands from across the Middle East from countr ies ranging from the Israeli and Palestinian music scenes on to Turkey and Iran through to Egypt and Tunisia. Over more than three decades\, Orphane d Land has built a devoted global following united by a shared love of mus ic that transcends borders\, language and belief. Farhi himself has collab orated with an extraordinary range of artists among them Steve Hackett (Ge nesis)\, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)\, and Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardia n) and has received multiple international awards recognising the power of music as a force for human connection. 

Farhi’s artistic work has earned international acclaim\, leading to collaborations with both Jewish and Muslim artists and helping break cultural barriers in regions where su ch exchanges were once considered impossible - and for many\, illegal. Thr ough his music and public advocacy\, he has become a prominent voice in co nversations surrounding culture\, coexistence\, and peace. He has received seven international awards\, five of them recognizing his contribution to promoting peace through art. His new autobiographical book\, The Jewish M uezzin\, chronicles his extraordinary journey\, from a childhood marked by the traumas of war to becoming a key figure in alternative culture and a symbol of dialogue through music. \\*This book will be exclusively availab le to buy ahead of its release at this event.

About Geva Alon\n\nJoin ing Kobi on stage and in support\, is Geva Alon\, one of the most gifted a nd versatile guitarists and singer-songwriters working today. Celebrated a s an extraordinary and inventive guitar player capable of both fierce fret work and long\, slow-burning jams\, Alon first made his name as founder an d leader of rock trio The Flying Baby who released two celebrated albums. As a solo artist\, with no less than eight studio albums\, 2 eps and anoth er album on the way\, he has emerged as a genuine musical gem\, at once a sensitive alt-country troubadour and capable of unleashing a full\, squall ing wall of sound forging his own compelling Americana-rooted sound across a series of critically acclaimed albums. His playing has drawn comparison s to Neil Young\, and his live performances are renowned for their emotion al depth\, unpredictability and sheer guitar mastery packed with rhythmic harmonic textures\, sophisticated nuance and searing powerful lead guitar. 

"Absolutely Brilliant" - Bob Harris\, BBC\n\n"..impressive Crazy Hor se-via-REM effortlessness… a distinctive singing voice which channels Jo sé González and America's Gerry Beckley." - MOJO 

"Alon's resonant voice ranges from rich baritone to Neil Young falsetto" - Uncut\n\n\\_\\_ \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\ _\\_\\_\n\nOn the evening of 5th October\, that same spirit arrives at one of London's most beloved intimate venues\, reimagined in an electro-acous tic setting that will showcase the depth and beauty of Kobi Farhi's voice and songwriting in a way rarely experienced outside a full band context an d accompanied and supported by the musical excellence of Geva Alon. An eve ning not to be missed.
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