Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
OK, reality check. 2009 was FIFTEEN years ago. Yup, you heard that right. While it may seem like only yesterday to many of us, 2009 marked a significant year in history and music, leaving a lasting impact on our lives (and our Spotify playlists!). It was also the year Michael […]
Over the last several months, Israel Hour Radio has kept you up to date with the latest Israeli music, born of pain and pride during this time of war. It’s reminiscent of another time of war – the Yom Kippur War of 1973. It began 50 years (nearly to the […]
Seems like just yesterday to some, but 1998 was 25 years ago. It was the year Google was founded, ‘Titanic’ was a hit in theaters, and Monica Lewinsky was a household name. But what songs were playing on Israeli radios 25 years ago? This week, we set the dials on […]
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 […]
Ready to party like it’s 1999? Israel Hour Radio takes you back to a year that saw the invention of Napster, the Euro, Spongebob, Bluetooth, and fears of Y2K. But in Israeli music, we were much more interested in Sarit Hadad, Rita, Shlomo Artzi, and Eyal Golan. Let’s take a […]
On this week’s edition of “Timeless Tunes on Tuesday”, we go all the way back to where we began…1969! Each week, we’ll look back at some of the best songs of each year, beginning in 1969 and heading all the way to 2022! WATCH TODAY’S EPISODE ON FACEBOOK:https://fb.watch/gZlwvfzLIr/ Like the […]
On today’s edition of “Timeless Tunes on Tuesday”, we take you all the way back to the founding of the State of Israel nearly 75 years ago. Let’s listen together to the music of 1948! WATCH TODAY’S EPISODE ON FACEBOOK:https://fb.watch/gQbVY1oMkv/ Like the show? Please help us grow! Show your support and […]
TIMELESS TUNES ON TUESDAY: Every Tuesday, we take you back to the Israeli music of yesteryear, to help us understand how Israeli culture has morphed throughout the decades. This week: welcome to Israeli music, circa 1949! WATCH TODAY’S EPISODE ON FACEBOOK:https://fb.watch/gHssIGQtky/ Like the show? Please help us grow! Show your […]
Timeless Tunes on Tuesday is back! And this time, we’re whisking you back to a simpler time. In America, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole were blaring on radios across the country, but in Israel, the new state began to find its own voice in popular music. What did it […]
In 1982: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ becomes one of the best-selling albums of all time…’E.T.’ becomes one of the highest-grossing films of all time…and Israel releases some of the best songs of all time! What did Israeli music sound like 40 years ago? It sounded pretty darn good, actually. Take a […]