The Score Magazine - Archive August 2009 Issue | Page 31

the shoshan redemption Hebrew, Urdu, Qawwali, Poetry - Shye Ben-Tsur is quite the juggler and it shows in
his music. And what say the people? Bring it on!
 Daniel Thimmayya
Ain’t No
Shye Guy
The Great Indian Wedding is one thing that has never ceased to in-
trigue me. Launching discussions on silk and gold laden relatives rush-
ing about with not much reason will not do us much good here. What
then is an instant giveaway that a wedding is afoot in any corner of
the country? Illumentary, my dear Wattson. Lights! Those bright yel-
low orbs suspended by the hundred from trees to dark lamp-posts.
“Indian weddings are astounding,” agrees Shye “But the lights are
something else!”
Perplexed? Perhaps your attendance at EarthSync’s annual festival
might have thrown some light on the matter. Such as it is, I ask of you,
bear with me and envision this. Poised at various instruments stood
men who would have looked more at place before a groom on horse-
back. In walked this lithe, long-haired man in a black sherwani; my
first encounter with Shye Ben-Tzur. The lavishly spacious Lady Andal