Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Happy Tu BiShvat! The annual ‘birthday of the trees’ is the perfect time to reflect on the LAND of Israel. Long before it was cool to be an environmentalist, Israelis were singing about the environment. From the earliest days of the state, agriculture has been an integral part of Israeli society, and there’s no shortage […]
“I miss singing, and songs, and the audience, and people…” So began a November 4, 2020 Instagram post by Israeli singer Rotem Cohen. He continued: “To sing close, to sing to many…to walk free, to hug intimately…” A few weeks later, Rotem showed the post to superstar producers Dolly and Penn (Dolev Ram and Penn […]
JUST ANNOUNCED! Eden Alene will sing “Set Me Free” as Israel’s official song for Eurovision 2021! The song beat out two other songs, “La La Love” and “Ue La La” to win the honor of representing Israel in the contest. The song was selected by popular vote in a nationwide online poll. After TV host […]
Is there something in the water? Somehow this week, two prominent teens in Israeli music released sad breakup songs, while a third older music veteran released a (beautiful) sad song as well. Feeling down? Drown your sorrows in these three depressing songs. Or Amrami Brockman: “You broke everything in me” Or Amrami Brockman, who turns […]
It’s been ten long months since the lights of Broadway went dark due to Coronavirus. In Israel and around the world, live theater has been on hold, and those who are involved in the production of live events are out of work. So this week, we salute all of the men and women who bring […]
You’ve already heard the three songs in the running for Israel as part of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. But now, it’s time to get to know them a little better and make your final selection. Today (January 19) Eden Alene revealed new video clips for each song, and officially kicked off the voting for […]
Eurovision fever is heating up! After last year’s cancelled event, excitement is mounting for Eurovision 2021 – the contest’s triumphant return. And in Israel, organizers aren’t wasting any time in getting ready for Eden Alene to take home the gold. On January 25, we’ll know which song Eden will sing for Israel as part of […]
What’s your favorite Israeli song for kids? A few weeks back, Galgalatz radio asked listeners to vote for their favorite songs from 40 years of the Festigal, the annual Israeli Children’s Song Festival. This week, we’re playing back the top 13 songs from their countdown. You may be hearing many of them for the first […]
The dreadful year 2020 is fading into the rearview mirror, and like everyone, we’re glad to see it go. But in a year when many of us had some time to kill, our site was more popular than ever. We’ve already covered our favorite Israeli musical moments of 2020, but we thought it would be […]
One of our favorites, Miri Mesika, is out with a brand new album. And to help get the word out, she’s got a new single, too. “Marak Tzach” (Fresh Soup) puts the finishing touch on “Ocean”, a compilation of the many songs Miri’s released over the past couple of years. There’s “Mefached Alayich” (Scared of […]