Adama

Achi Ben Shalom - Bio

Achi Ben Shalom (achibenshalom.com) is a music teacher, singer/guitarist, choir director, a song leader and a band leader. Born and raised in Israel, Achi studied guitar and taught music in Tel-Aviv, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1983 and continued teaching music and Jewish studies and directing bands and choirs. He is the founder and leader of the band ADAMA, the coordinator of the Bay Area Jewish Song Leaders Network, a full time music teacher at Tehiyah Day School in El Cerrito, California, and has released two albums of Jewish music. He is very proud of his new album "Hebrew Love Songs".

Directed by guitarist, vocalist, and arranger Achi Ben Shalom, Adama has brought the full-spectrum on Jewish music to the San Francisco area. In addition to interpreting traditional klezmer, Ladino, Yiddish, and Hassidic music, the group has incorporated a wide range of contemporary tunes written by Jewish-Americans. While they perform most shows as a quintet, Adama has performed as a trio and duo. For major events the band expands into a much larger ensemble, the Shtetlblasters. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide