The globally successful Idan Raichel Project came all the way from Israel and countries all over, to perform in the UT Cultural Attractions Series at the Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building, Monday. The seven members of this group each come from different countries and musical backgrounds, but they incorporateno styles from all over the world into one powerful voice that speaks for peace, love and tolerance.

• Idan Raichel began playing music as a child; interestingly, his first instrument was the accordion. However, by the time he finished high school he was playing keyboards and practicing jazz and improvisation, as well as playing with other musicians. It was in 2002 that he finally released his first self written and produced album called "The Idan Raichel Project" which had recordings of over 70 different musicians.
• Today, there have been three albums released by Idan Raichel and he has played to huge sold out audiences in prestigious venues around the world. With the help of his diverse group of friends, the live performance incorporate blends of African, Latin American, Caribbean, Ethiopian and Middle Eastern sound fused with Hebrew texts and with a lot of positive energy and dancing.
• The Idan Raichel project does not consider itself a band. In fact, Raichel said, "I wrote the songs and I arranged and produced them, but I perform them together with other vocalists and musicians. On the other hand, we are not a group. It's something in between."

The music bagen at 7:30 p.m. in the Cox auditorium, and tickets were $5 for students and $25 for the public.