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The Military Groups - First Years
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The Israeli Army has a firm tradition of producing good and reknown music groups. This CD is a great time travel through the 50's and 60's and features songs of the IDF's early "Lahakot".
Updated May 8, 2008
Like Cinderela by Sarit Hadad
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Sarit Hadad is a singer whom people usually either love or hate - nothing in between. She has gone through an interesting change, stylewise, from slightly trashy to perfectly styled (at times almost like Madonna).
Her songs probably belong into the "easy entertainment" corner; they're played at weddings and parties, they're fun and have this greek-style beat that's simply viral. The lyrics? Nothing to write home about, nothing deeply philosophical: love, macho men, lost love, simple life...
This CD was one of her hits, and I think it shouldn't miss on the shelf "for party fun".
Updated May 8, 2008
In Between by Meir Banai
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Meir Banai released this album in 1992, and it is quite a nice, at times calm, mainstream-y album. The lyrics are completely in Hebrew and range from pensive to nostalgic. One of my favourite albums of his.
Updated May 8, 2008
Yemenite Songs by Ofra Haza
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Who doesn't know Ofra Haza, Israel's musical ambassador at the 1983 Eurovision (where she performed "Chai" and ranked second) and performer of movie soundtracks (such as "Prince of Egypt" or "La Reine Margot"). "Im Nin'Alu", a chart breaking single in 1988, eventually made her famous all over the world.
"Yemenite Songs" is probably a lesser known album of Ofra Haza, but it is nevertheless a beautiful one. Being of Yemenite origin herself, she performs popular Yemenite-Jewish songs, such as "Im Nin Alu" or "Ode leEli". The songs are sung in Aramaic.
Updated May 8, 2008
The Last in the Lower Class by Teapacks
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Teapacks, who went under "Tipex" before they got into trouble with the big brand of wipeout fluids, published this CD in 1993, and it was quite an instant hit. It was their second album, and by '93 they still performed in smaller bars. Their album performace which I attended in a small Tel Aviv club in 1993 was great.
The songs added quite a new touch to the Israeli music scene, the lyrics are witty and funny, often critical and on the point of actual political matters.
Updated May 8, 2008
Romance is What Counts
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A beautiful compilation of Yoni Rechter songs, performed live in the studios of Kol Israel and published in 2003. Another one of my favourites, also because the recording beautifully captured the fun everyone had during the performance.
Updated May 8, 2008
The Songs of Yoni Rechter by Yoni Rechter
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This is a wonderful compilation of Yoni Rechter's songs, performed by some of Israel's best known musicians and singers. Yoni Rechter was part of Kaveret, another famous Israeli band.
This CD was released in 2004, and I have it on my playlist ever since then. Not only are the songs well selected, but I love the interpretation by the artists.
Updated May 8, 2008
Everything is O.K with Me by Boaz Sharabi
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Boaz Sharabi is one of Israel's top artists. He has been around for quite a long time now, has published a lot of albums, and he still a favourite with many, many Israelis. This here is one of his successful albums, published in 1984. It features a mix of ballads and pop songs. A certain touch of melancholy is Sharabi's hallmark, and I think it matches really well to his voice.
Updated May 8, 2008
My Home by Shoshana Damari
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Shoshana Damari is "the" voice of the young Israel, or the "Queen of Israeli song". Not only her beautiful dark timbre, but definitely her very oriental pronounciation of Hebrew words is what she is remembered for (she was of Yemenite origin).
These is an album with beautiful songs from the early years, published in 1961.
Updated May 7, 2008
Going Out Tonight by The Twins trio
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I love this CD - it's a republication of the "Twin Trio"s 1966 album "HaLaila Yotzim" (Going Out Tonight); it carries quite a wave of nostalgia. These are the tunes of the young Israel, some songs have what I call "the Kibbutz sound".
Updated May 7, 2008
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