Muki D. Nimi Nim Miro Fuck A Plompy B. Piloni James Davidi
Past members
Albert Assaf B.
Shabak Samech (Hebrew: שבק"ס,שב"ק סמך) (aka Shabak S) is one of the first recognized hip-hop groups to come out of Israel.[2][3] Their sound is primarily hip-hop, but it includes elements of rapcore, dancehall, ska, and funk.[4] Their sound has been compared to the Beastie Boys[5] and Rage Against the Machine.[6] The group had two and three vocalists (Fuck A and Miro being replaced by Nimi Nim for their second album, Be'atifa shel Mamatak), two guitarists, a drummer and a bassist. The group placed minimal reliance on beats and samples.
1992 – Shabak Samech original members (Plompy, Mook D., Fuck A, Miro, Assaf B. and Albert) form the band, then called "FFM" ("Floating Fat-Man")
1993 – Assaf B. leaves and is replaced with Piloni. Davidi joins as bassist, replacing Mook E. (who was playing bass at the time). The name is changed to "Shabak Samech".
1994 – Mook D. returns as vocalist, and James joins as drummer, replacing Albert.
1995 – First album,[2]Shabak 7, is recorded in January. First radio airplay is in July, 1995 ("Shin Business" from Shabak 7). The album goes out for sale in September.
1996 – Miro leaves and is replaced by Nimi Nim.
1997 – Fuck A leaves. The second album, Be'atifa shel Mamatak, is released in August.
1998 – Live album released. Nimi Nim leaves late in the year.
1999 – Miro and Fuck A return. The band records C'naan 2000.
2000 – C'naan 2000 is released.
2000 – Shabak Samech disbands. Mook D. goes on to pursue a reggae/rap solo career as Muki.
2003 – Mook D. and Piloni start a record label, Shabak Music.[7]
2007 – Shabak Samech reunite and have a reunion concert. They began a small tour soon after. The fourth studio album, Boom carnival is released in 2008
2012 – Shabak 5th Album, Parra Parra, is released on 1 September.
Band members
Shabak Samech during a performance in Beer Sheva, March 2010