Godfather Caravan from Ajar by CHUTNEY
Ilan Kidron, lead singer of the famed Australian electronic dance band The Potbolleez, hopped on the CHUTNEY train in 2021. His first pick for that gig was the ‘Love Theme’ from The Godfather. Ben Adler drew upon his mother’s Egyptian heritage to ‘Chutnify’ the song, modulating the melody to the Arabic-sounding mode known as Ahava Raba or Freygish in Jewish circles. Somehow, the jazz standard ‘Caravan’ wound its way into the song, combining to paint the perplexing picture of The Godfather, in a Caravan, travelling down the Nile…
Tracklist
| 8. | Godfather Caravan | 5:22 |
Credits
Nino Rota & Gianni Russo, Juan Tizol / Duke Ellington & Irving Mills, arr. Ben Adler
Feat. Ilan Kidron (vocals and flute)
License
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CHUTNEY is a klezmer band with a twist. Drawing on their Eastern European & Middle Eastern Jewish heritage, they present a hot, spicy and energetic mix of originals and arrangements of traditional dance tunes.
With violin, clarinet, keyboard, bass, percussion and drums, the musicians’ chemistry is electric as they traverse genres from folk to pop, jazz to tango, classical to funk, east to west.