- country:Israel
- style(s):Balkan, Mediterranean
- label:Wind Music International Corporation
- type:Band
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal, electronic, woodwind, singer songwriter, pop group, unplugged, guitar
- artist posted by:Music Port
Line up
- Amitai Mann (Saxophone, Clarinet, Gaida)
- Aviv Kest (Bouzouki, Guitar)
- Meidad Cohen (Bass Guitar)
- Meir Yaniger (Drums, Percussion)
- Yanush Hurwitz (Accordion, Keytar)
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“Gute Gute, for those who are unfamiliar, are a colorful Mediterranean - Balkan - band in which each member of the band plays more than one instrument and together they create sounds that will make you move exactly to the beat. This is music that is all about a rhythmic party experience that is hard to describe in genre patterns, something you do not want to miss, and even if you happen to listen to this wonderful group on the recording - one of the reasons to wait for the end of the quarantine is the live performance of this thing.” (Simu Ozen Magazine, October 2020)
“Recently they've been focusing their sound and texture to a more contemporary, electronic-injected and production-experienced one. The combination of this along with their incredible stage time brought them to the most flattering situation for a performance at a festival: a performance that keeps the audience with them from start to finish. Everything was tightly executed and they looked relaxed in front of the large crowd. Gute Gute are now working on their third album and it is too early to know how the multiplicity of genres they operate in will sound in one piece, but in the meantime we have had a perfect festival performance.” (Columbus Music Magazine, October 2019)
Gute Gute’s highly-developed sound, mixing deep ethnic rhythms, engaging melodies, punk-rock energy and modern electronic effects, creates an ecstatic concert experience appealing to larger audiences and festival crowds. Their soon to be released, highly-anticipated third album includes original songs seeking to build bridges and rock dance-floors across the globe.
Over the last ten years, hard-working quintet Gute Gute has quietly become one of Israel’s foremost live musical acts, blending youthful exuberance, diverse influences and forward-thinking musicality into a ferocious, post-genre experience that commands attention. A riveting mash-up of Israeli, Balkan, Mediterranean and electro-dance music influences, with a healthy dose of good-old fashioned songwriting thrown in for good measure, Gute Gute is guaranteed to move bodies, expand minds and open hearts with their impossible to categorize yet instantly recognizable music.
Gute Gute redefines the Balkan Pop-Rock with a fresh mediterranean flavor. The band has taken its first steps in the international scene and since mid-2018 has participated in numerous global events and festivals. Amongst those are Jerusalem Mumbai Festival/India, Hue Festival/Vietnam, and were invited to perform at ACC Music Festival/Korea, DDC/Beijing, China, Festival Of Jewish Culture/Poland, MERAK World Music Festival/Nis, and many more. Blending traditional and modern instruments, charisma and outstanding performance, Gute Gute’s new live act is a rich and direct mixture of sounds and textures.
Drawing on their experience of playing nearly 1000 shows over the last decade, Gute Gute brings a tremendous dose of positive energy, cutting-edge flavors and pulsing rhythms to the stage. “Exuberant and flamboyant frontman Aviv Kest, a dynamic lead-vocalist who also plays guitar and the Greek bouzouki, serves as the focal point in engaging with the crowd”. The melodic side is kept on-lock by Amitai Mann, a clarinet and saxophone virtuoso who also brings out the Balkan bagpipes to really get things moving, and Yanush Hurwitz, whose mastery of the accordion is only rivaled by his abilities on the fabled Keytar. “The crack rhythm section consists of classically-trained drummer/percussionist Meir Yaniger, whose versatility, rock-solid timing and intricate grooves keep everything grounded”, and “charismatic bassist Meidad Cohen, a master of both the acoustic, upright bass and electric bass guitar”.
This is Gute Gute, Israel’s premier ethno-pop party rockers - a real band of brothers possessed of an adventurous musical drive, forever expanding creatively and professionally. With their loyal and close fanbase, exemplary use of social media and history of international travel and collaborations, Gute Gute is an ensemble poised to conquer the next challenge while leaving a trail of sweaty, satisfied crowds in their wake.