Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
We’re still on a high from last night’s Hanan Ben Ari concert in Brooklyn, NY, and we’re not quite ready to stop singing his songs just yet. But since we’ve already done an Artist Spotlight on Hanan a while back (January 7, 2021), we can’t play his greatest hits AGAIN. […]
Recorded during Sukkot 5782, a holiday nicknamed ‘Zman Simchateinu’ (the time of our joy), this podcast is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, or your money back. First, we’re playing songs about happiness, joy, smiling, celebration, and fun. Then – and this is BIG – we’re bringing you […]
Hanan Ben Ari will appear live in concert in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami in October 2022. In honor of his upcoming shows in the USA, Hanan sat down with Israel Hour Radio host Josh Shron to discuss his career, his family, his most popular songs, his upcoming USA […]
After a long, stressful, frightening year, Israel’s top entertainers are performing again. And if you’re among the vaccinated, you’re welcome to come down and sing along. A quick scroll through artists’ posts on Instagram shows more and more Israeli concerts scheduled every day. Here are just a few examples: Harel […]
It was one of the biggest Israeli songs of 2020. It offered a few moments of pure joy in a year of rampant darkness. And now, Israel’s biggest musical stars are joining together to perform it for you. Well, not exactly. It’s clear that the Israeli public has long been […]
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 […]
Hanan Ben Ari is one of the most played artists on Israeli radio. His songs are well-known and loved throughout Israel. So it’s no surprise that Israeli children can sing many of his songs by heart. However, when Hanan himself surprised students on the autism spectrum in Ra’anana, their reactions […]
When loneliness, despair, boredom, and a disruption of all we know sets in…well, at least we have music. And boy, did we need it in 2020. When the pandemic became real for most of us in early March, we quickly realized that our lives would be severely disrupted, at least […]
As 2020 comes to a close (not a moment too soon!), radio stations around the world take time to reflect on the music of the year. And as usual, Galgalatz radio in Israel focuses on the international hits that they featured over the past 12 months. It’s not unusual to […]
The Jewish month of Elul is here…and with it’s arrival, the countdown to Rosh Hashana begins. It’s a time of new beginnings, apples and honey, Shofar blasts, and of course, introspection and repentance. As such, the world of Israeli music often kicks itself into New Year’s mode this time each […]