While busy planning my album release I’m happy to share my music in various outfits, from duo and up to quintet, around the UK this summer! Check out all the dates , click here for more info about each gig
Excited to play with these incredible musicians this summer: Phil Dawson- guitar, Giuliano Osella- drums, Maurizio Ravalico- percussion, Alessandro Gugel- guitar , Jansen Santana- percussion and Nim Sadot on bass.
Come and join us!
I had a wonderful time answering the interesting questions in the interview with Manchester Wire ahead of my trio’s concert at The Manchester Jewish Museum on the 25/11
For the full interview click here
Do you believe music can create change?
I believe music can bring change. I’m not naive, I don’t think that with only playing music we can change the world, there is a lot to be done. Growing up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I know that there is a whole deep re-education to be made and of course political change, to be able to even think of peace.
But that said, I see how making music together brings people from so many different backgrounds together, it breaks boundaries, makes you discover other people’s culture and hear their personal stories. I find it really important for breaking stereotypes and inviting people to be curious, to know others and celebrate diversity rather than repress it. When I see in my concerts people from everywhere play, dance and celebrate together I know that I’m fulfilling my mission and it fills my heart with joy and energy to keep on in this creative journey.
It’s time to capture my songs, stories and encounters in an album!
Original new music fusing Hebrew, jazz and soulful grooves from around the globe, played by a stellar line-up of twelve incredible musicians and produced by Liran Donin. I can’t wait to share it with you! But for that I need your help.
Click here to read more and join the campaign
I’ve been working on my solo project since the end of 2018, collaborating with musicians across the globe, performing, connecting with audiences, falling in love, grieving, dancing and mainly sharing my personal stories and stories of people dear to me, through song.
During the pandemic I was lucky to receive a grant from Arts Council England to develop my music with the award-winning producer and good friend Liran Donin. Together we spent hours, refining the sound, arranging music, drinking coffee and preparing to record my debut album.
In July 2021 I gathered my favourite musicians into my favourite studio in London - The Fish Factory. In four days we recorded nine songs. I couldn’t ask for a better dream team to bring my songs to life in the most sincere way possible.
Giuliano Osella- drums
Tomer Eldor- piano, keys and backing vocals
Phil Dawson- guitars
Nim Sadot- bass
Maurizio Ravalico- percussion
Special guests:
Seckou Keita- kora
Dembis Thioung - percussion: dun-duns, djembe and sabar drums.
Brass section:
Patric Kenny- trombone and writing the horn arrangements in collaboration with Daniel Woodfiel.
Tony Kofi - tenor saxophone
Byron Wallen- trumpet
Backing vocals:
Victor Oliveira, Fedzilla & Lis Murphy
The music sounds GREAT ! Imagine : kora that makes you shiver with dunun grooves that gets you grooving, horns that inspire you to fly, guitar that makes you float in the sea, piano that connects you with your past, a super tight rhythm section, and soaring vocals with lyrics in English and Hebrew, bringing Hebrew back to its original nomadic roots.
To bring this magic to you, we need your help to pay for:
The post-production: editing, mixing, mastering, artwork, poetic lyrics translation, manufacturing, distribution and PR campaign.
With your help I can release my debut album and support all the artists involved in the project. I’ll be able to share my music around the world, spreading messages of togetherness, celebrating diversity and female super-power, social change and love.
LIVE gigs are finally back !!! I’m very excited to share my new music with you all!
Come join us:
30/6 Noga Ritter trio at Caldera London @ 19:00
1/7 Noga Ritter trio at E17 Art Trail Launch Night Live @ 19:30
2/7 Noga Ritter quartet at Word On The Water @ 18:30
24/7 Noga Ritter Quartet at Fellowship Square festival, Walthamstow @ 13:30
Super grateful to have received Project Grant funding from Arts Council England to record my debut solo album with a band of incredible musicians and dear friends. Featuring award-winning musicians such as Seckou Keita (kora), Byrown Wallen (trumpet), Tony Kofi (saxophone) and produced by Liran Donin. Stay tuned to watch some behind the scenes footage, hear the new music, come to our up coming gigs and get all the updates towards the album release!
Honoured to be part of Jacque Falcheti's Cafe das Cumadi series of collaborations! Here is our version of Samba em Prelúdio by Baden-Powell & Vinicius de Moraes. I'm singing a Hebrew version of this beautiful song made by Mati Caspi & Ehud Manor. Last winter I sang with Jacque at her gig in London as part of her EU tour, hopefully we will be able to travel and tour again soon so we can sing LIVE together again.
Happy to share with you my song To The Distance, performed at Sofar Sounds London last summer with my mighty quintet!
I wrote this song in my first trip to Senegal (where I was supposed to be right now). It's about moments in life when we feel like just leaving everything, go on a fishing boat and sail to the distance, the unknown- to freedom. (what ever freedom means to you, at that moment)
In these weird times of the pandemic, let's travel through music, art, dance and our imagination! Take with you the ppl that make you feel good and loved, I would take these beautiful musicians with me:
Giuliano Osella- drums
Daniel Woodfield- saxophone
Fabienne Ambühl- keyboard and BVs
Louis Haessler- bass
Beautiful souvenir from our day at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden with the brilliant Woodburner!
This is a song I wrote inspired by a text I got from a dear friend who reviled to me the meaning of the palaver tree and confessed it’s what I was symbolising for him ❤️ (full lyrics below)
Thanks to the greatest musicians ever of my quintet, to bring this song to life:
Daniel Woodfield -sax
Giuliano Osella- drums
Fabienne Ambühl -piano
Louis Haessler -bass
Lyrics:
Palaver Tree
Please me
Like the shade of
My palaver tree
A tree that protect
From the hot sun and
give strength
To give you
Infinite love
Hide from the rest
For this moment of confess
Conquer me
With fleeting love
Please me
Please me
You better appease me
You better appease me
Some humans are
A gate of energy
They give and the give
And they take you
To the sky
