User:Guy2505/Doron Raphaeli

Doron Raphaeli (born July 1st, 1965), in Jerusalem, Israel is a musician, drummer, composer, artistic director, producer and mentorand teacher. He is the founding member of Israeli rhythm groupband Tararam.

Raphaeli was born and raised in Jerusalem. He started performing professionally as a drummer from the young age of 15.

From 1983 to 1986 he served in the IDF as a drummer and actor. After his army service he moved to New York where he studied at the in Drummers Collective and the "La Fareta" African Music Centre while playing together with various Jazz, Latin and Fusion artists and  ensembles. Among Doron’s drum teachers were Kenwood Dennard and Peter Erskin.

After his return to Israel In 1988 Raphaeli founded the jazz band Minuette together with Nitzan Ein Habar, Menachem Zibziner and Itay Shimron. The band had their first concert at the Red Sea Jazz festiva l in Eilat in 1989. The band recorded several albums and performed in various festivals and shows. They disbanded in 2000, but since, the group has reunited  a number of times. At the time the band was active, their first-album titled "First Dance" was considered the best-selling Israeli Jazz album.

In addition to Minuette, Raphaeli was a founding member and the drummer in the Latin rock band Atraf. The band had several hits in Israel in the 1990’s ,the  most famous ones being Shula, Mango Banana, Yom Sababa and Inbal. The band reunited in 2017 with a new lead singer Artur Katz and released a number of new songs. In 2022, the band released the song  Fuiste Mía with the Mexican band Los Rumberos, a collaboration that was recorded both in Hebrew and Spanish. In July 2022, Atraf performed in Mexico City alongside Los Rumberos.

Raphaeli also played in  and produced albums with for leading Israeli artists such as Yueheuda Poliker, Danny Robas, David D’Or, Shem Tov Levi, Miki Gavrielov, Si Hayman, Dana International, Ilanit, Sarit Hadad as well in various fusion bands.

In 1997 Raphaeli founded the rhythm and dance group Tararam, which was inspired by UK rhythm group, Stomp.

Over the years the band has performed worldwide at major events and venues such as including as part of  the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, The Israel Prize Award ceremony, TedX Tel-Aviv, the 2000 World Expo in Germany ,Kulturefest in New York, Maccabiah Games, as well as prominent events in Israel including The Yom Haatzmaut Torch-lighting Ceremony, and many more.

Raphaeli is the main composer and arranger of all original music played by  Tararam.

Raphaeli has been a drum teacher in the Rimon School of Arts since 1994 and he currently teaches at the Levinsky College. He also facilitates  private and corporate drum workshops for individuals and groups across the world.

In 2011 he released his first jazz solo album, “Horse of Passion”, as part of the Doron Raphaeli Trio with Musicians Hod Moshonov and Ran Levi ensemble.

In 2016 Raphaeli produced his second solo album Beit Abba. "Beit Abba" is a musical tribute to Raphaeli's family's roots, which draws its source in the sounds of the Jerusalem market "Machneh Yehuda", the city's muezzin, church bells and hymns as well as and synagogue prayers that have become the soundtrack that has accompanied his diversely musical career.

In 2019, Raphaeli released his third solo album “The Key” with songs that speak of his battle with cancer and the insights that followed.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Raphaeli produced a number of songs and projects including the single “Everyday Love” with his daughter Eden Raphaeli. The song is a cover of the original written by Tirza Atar and sung by Yehudit Ravitz.

In 2022, Raphaeli released an EP called “Tarnegol” with trombonist and bass player Moran Baron. The duo is called “BlackSmith” and their music is a fusion of Nu Jazz and Funk.

Rapheli is married to Cheryl Hechter since 1990  and has two children. He lives in Hod Hasharon.

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