Darshan is an American Jewish alternative hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2008 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center,[1] the group primarily consists of rapper Eprhyme and singer-songwriters Shir Yaakov and Basya Schechter. Its debut album, Deeper and Higher, was released in 2015, followed by a second album, Raza, in 2017.
Darshan | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Genres | Jewish hip hop, alternative hip hop, folk rock, conscious hip hop |
| Years active | 2008 (2008)–present |
| Labels | Shemspeed, Chant Records |
| Members | Eprhyme Shir Yaakov Basya Schechter |
| Website | darshanproject |
The band's debut EP, Lishmah, originally released by Shemspeed Records on December 15, 2009,[2] was re-released on January 5, 2010.[3][4] The EP was produced by Shir Yaakov and engineered by Smoke M2D6 of Oldominion.[5]
The group's first full-length album, Deeper and Higher, was released on September 29, 2015. It was produced by Jamie Saft and featured accompaniment by him, Ben Perowsky, and Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter.[6]
In addition to hip hop, Darshan's music also contains elements of folk rock and the minor key melodies of traditional Jewish music.[2][3] Ezra Glinter of The Forward notes that "Eprhyme's hard-driving lyrics are tempered and sweetened by Shir Yaakov’s more melody-driven sensibilities."[3]