Yossi Sassi

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Familiar to numerous music fans all over the world by his unique trademarked signature sound, Yossi Sassi blends East with West, Rock with World music, melodic tunes with progressive passages, and traditional folk instruments with roaring electric riffs. With over 20 years of experience as a Producer, Composer/Arranger and Founding member of “Orphaned Land” (Century Media USA/EMI), the worldwide pioneers of middle-eastern metal, Yossi Sassi, Orphaned Land’s musical mastermind, continues to soar to new horizons.

Yossi is known for being the constant explorer of sound and musical boundaries, driving inspiration from different cultures around the world. Yossi plays 17(!) different types of guitars and traditional instruments, and has been invited to play live and share the stage with artists such as Metallica, Marty Friedman, Steven Wilson, Yehuda Poliker and many others.

Yossi Sassi is a first level endorsing artist of some of the best musical equipment manufacturers in the world, including PRS Guitars, Engl Amps, Elixir Strings and Electro-Harmonix.

Yossi Sassi has cooperated and recorded with artists from Kuwait to Portugal. He is a veteran performing artist, with hundreds of global shows and major festivals in his record. In 2010 alone, he performed ~100 shows in 30 countries, including U.S. and European tours, shows openings for Metallica, shows filmed for DVD (with Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson) and more.

Yossi Sassi’s career with “Orphaned Land”

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