Gary Cohen

Tourtieres, pita, houmous souvlaki, felafel, baklava, Turkish coffee, such an exotic feats! The same is true of Gary Cohen's music. Gary Cohen, is a World Folk Music Artist who brings a musical potluck to your hearts and ears. His repertoire is varied and includes parodies and folk songs from man lands. You will hear Gary move from a lively sing-a-long to a sweet gentle romantic tune, from a peppy Mikddle-Eastern drum solo to an ouzo soaked rendition of "La Jolie Rochelle." Drawing inspiration from Greek, Middle-Eastern, Balkan, Klezmer, and Francophone motifs, Gary Cohen adda new perspective and interpretation to traditional folk music. He sings souflully in English, French, Greek, Hebrew and Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish language rooted in Medieval times! Gary Cohen is accomplished with the Middle-Eastern Hand Drum (doumbek), and plays the guitar with an original strumming style reminiscient of the oud (Arabic ancestor of the mandolin(, He is joined n back-up percussion by his partner Amber Woods. Gary Cohen also teaches Middle-Eastern drumming. With Amber's assistance, they have taught a number of drumming workshops including at the World Rhythms Festival in Seasttle... more...