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Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a local hazzan and as an ud musician. He also supported himself by selling embroidered … was a great admirer of Asher Mizrahi. In an interview on Israeli television for the movie series “Mikratago …
David Abikzer
… in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that he began his musical education. His vocal talent was evident from a young … he moved to Israel with his family, where he served in the Israeli army and got married. Five years later, he was … Yadei Rashim (embedded below), sung to an arrangement by Israeli composer Arieh Levanon that appears on Abikzer's …
Eitan Avitzur
… Born in Jerusalem, 1941. Avitzur started his musical career as a conductor of high school ensembles and … orchestras of Israel in concerts, recordings for the Israeli radio and television and for commercial records. He … orchestra in 1973, performing with it programs of mainly Israeli contemporary music. He was also the permanent …
David Zehavi
… David Zehavi was an Israeli composer. His grandparents on his father's side … the family returned to Tel Aviv. Zehavi did not study music in an orderly manner due to lack of means. His older … and as such he ranks among the founding fathers of the Israeli folk song. In 1927, as a 15-year-old, he composed …
Dudu Barak
… Dudu Barak is a writer of Israeli folk songs. He was born in Jerusalem in 1948 and … of Dudu Barak are Hebrew lyrics written in a variety of musical styles. He writes mostly Hebrew lyrics to … my soul and the excess spirit, if it exists, in me.' … "Israeli folk song" lyricist … Dudu Barak …
Naomi Shemer
… was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural consciousness through her beautiful melodies. Her musical skill was evident in her childhood, and her career … Jerusalem of Gold ,” subsequently considered the best-loved Israeli song of all time. In 1983, she was awarded the …
Sasha Argov
… half Argov began to study piano with his mother, who was a music teacher. Although Argov dabbled in composition as a … of income. In all, Argov composed 1,200 songs for the Israeli military and civilian entertainment troupes … Kaitz (Summer Celebration) (a musical). Talila Eliram … Israeli composer … Sasha Argov …
Julius Chajes
… appointed head of the piano department at the Beit L'viyim Music Academy of Tel Aviv. In 1934, a farewell recital in … Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local … and became known as one of the foremost composers of modern Israeli music. After moving to the United States in …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … Zamir served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. There he created groups of singers and … recordings played an active role in the development of the Israeli folk dance. Zamir had a sense of mission, which he …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … than that is the number of songs that became rooted in Israeli society. A large part of these have become a loved … for granted,' so much so, that we cannot imagine the normal Israeli atmosphere without the 'Zeiraesque' ingredient. This …