The genius of Koby Israelite

Last Monday my wife and I went to see Baaba Maal at the Festival Hall, part of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown season. Baaba Maal was amazing but the real suprise was support act Koby Israelite . An Israeli living in London, he is a multi-instrumentalist who plays accordion on stage. He grew up as a drummer and apparently was in 'Israel's first speed metal band' (not sure who he's referring to. His current music is an extraordinary mix of klezmer, jazz, gypsy, balkan and metal music - often switching from one to another during the same song. His stuff is released on John Zorn's Tzadikl label. Has to be heard to be believed. Check him out. Also, there's an interview at Zeek.