Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
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 […]
You voted…we’re counting ’em down! In the final week of our August Chagigot, we count down your all-time favorite Israeli Eurovision entries, as voted by our listeners. These are some of Israel’s biggest songs ever, and you’ll hear all of your favorites – as well as some you probably haven’t […]
As we prepare to conclude our August Chagigot on Sunday, August 26th, we’re asking our listeners…what’s your favorite Israeli entry to the Eurovision Song Contest ever? Please help us create our playlist for next week’s show by completing the survey below. Thank you! Loading…
This week, Israel Hour Radio transforms into Radio Tel Aviv – on our Chagigat Shirei Tel Aviv! We’ve devoted many shows over the years to the music of Jerusalem, but never before have we spent an hour playing songs about Israel’s most exciting city, the cultural capital of Israel! What’s […]
The music world was shaken yesterday with the news of Aretha Franklin’s passing at age 76. Israeli artists, first and foremost, are music fans themselves – and many expressed sorrow over Aretha’s passing. Here are a few selected words and videos. Miri Mesika, performing on the night of Aretha’s death: […]
Like many Israeli singers before her, Eden Ben Zaken is trying her luck singing in English, covering “Fresh” by Kool and the Gang. Think she has what it takes?
https://youtu.be/H6H5mzUKxq4 This past Sunday, as Static and Ben-El Tavori were performing live at a Bar Mitzvah in Rishon Letzion, rapper Static (aka Liraz Russo) fell off the stage and onto the wires and speakers on the floor. After concluding the show, Static was taken to the hospital for examination. He […]
What’s better than listening to Israeli music on the radio? Listening to Israeli music ABOUT radio on the radio, of course! This week, it’s our Chagigat Shirei Radio, featuring Josh’s two favorite things: Israeli music and radio. Enjoy an hour of great songs all about radio, plus some priceless soundbites […]
It’s that time again… With just about a month before Rosh Hashana, it’s time for Israel’s major radio stations to prepare for their annual year-end musical countdowns. As expected, Kan Gimmel opened up the voting for their countdown today. (We expect to see the same from Galgalatz any minute.) With […]