Gili Yalo from Ethiopia/Israel LIVE @ the Chapel Outdoor Stage on 8/11

777 Valencia St. near 18th St., San Francisco CA

11 August, 2021

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Don't miss a killer show on the outdoor stage at the Chapel on Wednesday August 11th! All ages show, starts at 7:30, Doors 6:30. The show is put on by SF Based Non Profit Value Culture, www.ValueCulture.org @ivalueculture on Instagram. Proceeds go to non profit, the independent artists, and independent venue. Opening act underground hip hop cult figure Kosha Dillz. Also featuring the Mad Alchemy liquid light show. Go here for tickets! The Ethiopian Israeli International musician, Gili Yalo combines an Ethiopian musical legacy with genres such as funk, jazz, & soul. Gili Yalo’s music embodies his own personal story, and what a story he has to tell: Operation Moses was the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan during a famine in 1984. These Ethiopian Jews fled from their native land on foot to refugee camps in Sudan. Together with his family, Gili Yalo made this perilous trip, walked through the desert towards the “Promised Land” and sang to his beloved ones. In the course of this exhausting and emotional journey, the music encouraged Gili and his family to keep on moving. Gili Yalo’s band is made up of five musicians, including guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, and trumpet. An entrancing rhythmic motion is apparent when listening to Gili’s music, from the groove, beat and flow, and up to the lyrics, concept and style of the project. Today Gili Yalo’s music gives a new meaning to traditional Ethiopian music. The expression of his story through an advanced music production represents his own personal triumph.