In conversation with Lucky Ali & Eliezer on their newest project ‘Lemalla'

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. How did the two of you meet, and what inspired the project and name “Lemalla”?

Eliezer: Lemalla, is the higher essence, it’s the higher the manner of being in our personality. I’ve always been fascinated with India, it’s music and culture. Then came a time a few years ago, when our management from the United States, recommended that we do a collaboration with an Indian artist and my search began. The very second I came across Lucky’s voice and his very presence of screen, I knew there was something there. I was fascinated by his depth, his songs, his humanity and felt a connection. We started with an idea of a song and three years later this became an entire album - of friendship, love, and discovery.

Lucky: The meaning as explained by Eli, can be described as something that is higher than the thoughts that we operate on, a daily basis. It’s an aspiration, more than a goal. The album was about discovery, indeed…

In your new project, you emphasise the need for listening over “convincing”. Could you elaborate on how you managed to communicate this message through your music?

Both: There is the general approach that perceives the other and doesn't try to change the other and that's our basic premise of this whole project together, not to create conflicts but actually through our presentation create an example of connection. Practically, music is an opportunity is to exercise this personality in the best way because music demands us to be… to feel, to sense, to express our senses and at the same time to be in dialogue with our partners that our creating together with us and to receive also their expression through that articulate together of the movements and developments.

On paper, you read as two completely different people, coming from very different spaces. During your time together, what similarities have you found between yourselves?