Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Sometimes when you hear a new artist for the first time, it’s love at first listen. You immediately like what you hear, and know instantly you’ve become a fan. But have you ever heard an artist, and was immediately turned off? Probably. In fact, Yann Selka is betting on it. Our favorite master of Israeli […]
A roundup of new Israeli songs released this week. Some new Israeli songs we think you should know about as you head into the weekend. Shabbat shalom from MyIsraeliMusic.com! 1. Zehava Ben – Laila Lavan (White Night) Written by Noam Horev, “Laila Lavan” is the first new single from Zehava Ben we’ve seen in a […]
If you want to connect to Israel, you need to connect to its thriving culture. We can help! Join us this week for a look into the new Israeli music of the past two months. And wow, what a line-up! Hanan Ben Ari, Noa Kirel, Ninet Tayeb, Harel Skaat, Omer Adam, Narkis, and many, many […]
After months of anticipation, it’s finally here…Israel’s official entry to Eurovision 2023. It’s called “Unicorn”, sung by Israel’s biggest star of 2023, Noa Kirel. Noa officially announced that she would represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest back in August, long before most other countries made any announcements. In January, we learned the name of […]
A roundup of new Israeli songs released this week. Some new Israeli songs we think you should know about as you head into the weekend. Shabbat shalom from MyIsraeliMusic.com! 1. Shlomo Artzi & Idan Amedi – Achim Shlomo Artzi:“Here is a simple and not cynical truth: we are brothers. The song ‘Brothers’, which is published […]
We’ve long believed that Israeli music immersion is a fantastic way to improve your Hebrew. Turns out we’re not alone. “Café Oleh”, the popular virtual Hebrew-language class organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, devoted this week’s class to Israeli music. Specifically, instructor Jay Rosen looked at Israeli protest songs, which have long provided Israelis with an outlet […]
Remember “Happy Birthday”, Israel’s entry to the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest? Well it’s back, 24 years later. Gavriel Butler, one-fourth of the boy-band Eden that originally performed the song, released two solo re-mixed versions of the song this week. One was mostly in Hebrew (like the original), and the other entirely in English. The iconic […]
We’re now one week away from the release of “Unicorn” by Noa Kirel. In the meantime, however, curiosity over Israel’s 2023 Eurovision entry is at a fever pitch. The world will finally get to hear “Unicorn” in a special TV broadcast on March 8. But first, Noa and Kan Broadcasting released a tiny teaser of […]
As we approach Israel’s 75th, the editors of “Yediot Achronot” newspaper wanted to know: What would Israeli citizens vote as the (unofficial) Song of the State? (Hint: it’s been quoted by Nancy Pelosi.) Voters faced the difficult task of choosing between five finalists: And the winner is… The people have spoken: “Ein Li Eretz Acheret” […]
Was 2013 actually TEN years ago? Crazy but true. It was the year of the Boston Marathon bombing, the 90th birthday of Shimon Peres, the passing of Arik Einstein…and Miley Cyrus teaching us how to ‘twerk’ on MTV. In music, however, Israelis were listening to Nathan Goshen, Keren Peles, Elai Botner, Idan Amedi, and many […]