Cami, who grew up speaking Arabic and Hebrew, says it was natural for her to use both languages for her songs. Photo: Kayan Project
When Eden Cami closes her eyes and starts singing ancient tunes in Arabic and Hebrew, Jewish-Israeli bassist Or Rozenfeld plays the contrabass, and Syrian band member Wassim Mukdad creates sparkling sounds on his 12-string oud, they take their audience on a musical journey through the Middle East.
Yet the three musicians all live far from there – in Germany. Back in their native region, they likely would be unable to perform together due to long-standing hostilities between their governments and societies.
