Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
It’s been nearly five years since the Israeli music community lost one of its heroes, Arik Einstein. How can you not miss this iconic Israeli singer? Apparently singer Idan Amedi was feeling nostalgic, so he invited a few friends over to remember our beloved Arik. Here’s Idan Amedi, Shlomi Shabbat, […]
Earlier today, Eurovision officials named Tel Aviv as their selection to host next year’s contest. This despite the fact that… …the contest typically takes place in the capital city of the host country …many of us would appreciate international recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel …Netta Barzilai proudly […]
Since Shiri Maimon emerged on the Israeli music scene as the runner-up in Season 1 of “Kochav Nolad” (A Star Is Born, Israel’s answer to “American Idol”), I’ve made no secret of my admiration for her. OK, so she’s gorgeous. Even my wife knows I’ve had a major crush on […]
It’s that time again…time to count down the very best Israeli songs of the year on our final show of 5778. We’ve brought you some amazing music all year long…but which songs made it to the top of the list this year? Enjoy our countdown of the top 13 songs, […]
https://youtu.be/sMi_KGMb9do Updated 9/12 to include Kan Gimmel countdown info. Earlier today (9/7), Galgalatz radio concluded their year end countdown of the songs of the year, musicians of the year and newcomer of the year. For the most part, the results weren’t entirely surprising. People of the Year: Eden Ben Zaken […]
The HOTTEST new song in Israel is sung mostly in French. It’s also not the best tune to share with anyone considering aliyah. According to a recent article in Forward.com: Over the past two months, a commercial for Israeli satellite television provider Yes has gone viral in Israel, topping the […]
The incredible team of Galit Mor and Artur Katz – last seen in an incredible mash-up highlighting 70 years of Israeli music – are back with a year-end round-up of the songs we listened to throughout the Jewish year 5778. Ready for a walk down memory lane? To make it […]
After a wonderful month of ‘Chagigot’, it’s time to return to what we do best: present the latest and greatest in Israeli music! This week, enjoy a full hour of BRAND NEW music that we’ve been itching to play for you all summer…including hits from your favorite artists like Idan […]
To help promote their upcoming countdown of the songs of 5778, the folks at Galgalatz and Ynet compiled a few interesting statistics on the songs competing for the top spot this year. The songs with the most views on YouTube? 1. “Toy” by Netta Barzilai; 2. “Nevermind” by Dennis Lloyd; […]
Oh. My. God. A couple of weeks ago, Israel’s Eurovision winner / national hero Netta Barzilai was strutting her stuff throughout the USA, introducing her unique style to American audiences. She appeared on the Today Show and was interviewed by Billboard, among other appearances. But I just stumbled across the most […]