Gute Gute

Gute Gute is a band from Israel.

Drawing on their experience of playing nearly 1000 shows over the last decade, Gute Gute brings a tremendous dose of positive energy, cutting-edge flavors and pulsing rhythms to the stage. Exuberant and flamboyant frontman Aviv Kest, a dynamic lead-vocalist who also plays guitar and the Greek bouzouki, serves as the focal point in engaging with the crowd. The melodic side is kept on-lock by Amitai Mann, a clarinet and saxophone virtuoso who also brings out the Bulgarian bagpipes to really get things moving, and Yanush Hurwitz, whose mastery of the accordion is only rivaled by his abilities on the fabled Keytar. The crack rhythm section consists of classically-trained drummer/percussionist Meir Yaniger, whose versatility, rock-solid timing and intricate grooves keep everything grounded, and charismatic bassist Meidad Cohen, a master of both the acoustic, upright bass and electric bass guitar.

This is Gute Gute, Israel’s premier ethno-pop party rockers - a real band of brothers possessed of an adventurous musical drive, forever expanding creatively and professionally. With their loyal and close fanbase, exemplary use of social media and history of international travel and collaborations, Gute Gute is an ensemble poised to conquer the next challenge while leaving a trail of sweaty, satisfied crowds in their wake.

“Gute Gute, for those who are unfamiliar, are a colorful Mediterranean - Balkan - band in which each member of the band plays more than one instrument and together they create sounds that will make you move exactly to the beat. This is music that is all about a rhythmic party experience that is hard to describe in genre patterns, something you do not want to miss, and even if you happen to listen to this wonderful group on the recording - one of the reasons to wait for the end of the quarantine is the live performance of this thing.” (Simu Ozen Magazine, October 2020).