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Kobi Hagoel was born in Israel in 1962. A darbuka player from childhood, his musical development was influenced by musicians from throughout the middle east, among them the late Yaacov Morad, and Yosef Yaacov Shem -Tov. His formal studies included work on the Persian zarb with Yaacov Lev - Sameah . In addition to music, Kobi developed an early love of drama, and seriously pursued acting for 13 years. Since the mid 1990s, his major creative energies have been focused on music, especially middle-eastern percussion. Kobi is cofounder, composer, percussion and vocalist for the band Kav Hatefer/Seam Line . He also performs with the East-West Ensemble and the Esfahan Ensemble and with the dance show, Jasmin’s Magic Nights. Over the years, he has performed with many internationally-known musicians, including Yair Dalal (Israel), Sheva (Israel), Raanana Symphony, Yehudit Tamir, Menashe Sasson , Morris al Madyuni (Algeria/France), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Turkey/U.S.A.), Djivan Gasparyan (Armenia), Hisham abu Mayeteq (Jordan), Alim Qasimov (Azerbaijan) ,Ross Daly (Greece ), Basilis Kasouras (Greece) . PERFORMED abroad in EUROPE : 2001 FRANCE TOLOUZ at TEATRE LE GARON‏ ‏‏ 2002 ‏ITALY ROME at VILLA PICOLOMINY DYONISIA CENTER, 12/03 ‎‎"festival dárt desacre" Paris France‏ .‏U.S.A & Canada 2004‎-2006 : JCC Manhattan twice ,JCC San Fransisco ,JCC Berkeley At Berkeley University ,Los Angeles- Beverly Hills jewish center ,New Jersey Art center ,Toronto University ,Workshops at Clarion music center in S.F.and at Rhythm Fusion Santa Qruze
He was also featured in the Israeli TV documentary: “The Way of the Darbuka ”.
DISCOGRAFY‏:‏
‏ ‏ALOL (1995) - THE FIRST OF YAIR DALAL‏ ‏
CELECTIAL WEDDING (1998)-SHEVA‏ ‏
GOLBAR (2001) - ESFAHAN ENSEMBLE‏ ‏
CERENITY (2000) with GIVAN GAPARIAN (ARMENIAN FAMOUSE DUDUK ‎PLAYER‏(
KAV HATEFER 2003
In addition to being a highly accomplished performer, Kobi Hagoel is a dedicated teacher and researcher. He designs new Darbuka/Doumbek , and is author of The Art Of Middle Eastern Rhythms a guide to middle eastern drumming suitable for both beginners and more advanced students.
www.kavhatefer.com; www.pentagramweb.com