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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Israeli music

'Speeches Against Despair' will be performed at the Israel Festival on July 3, 2025 with actor Guri Alfi and Eli Haviv, actress Noa Koler, musician Noga Erez, actor Norman Issa, actress Maya Landsmann and others (Credit: Shir Greenblatt)
June 7, 2025, 5:32 am
Reflecting the times, Israel Festival to be held in north and south, as well as Jerusalem
64th edition of annual cultural event focuses on performances that reflect the ongoing war; no visiting performers in festival that used to host international participants
By Jessica Steinberg
Shavuot celebrations in Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan in 1945 (Credit Yaakov Rosner/KKL-JNF archive)
June 1, 2025, 1:00 pm
Kibbutz marks 80 years of Shavuot song and dance with pioneering artworks
Northern Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan hosts expansive exhibit inspired by the pre-state work of choreographer Leah Bergstein and composer Mattityahu Shelem for the harvest festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael parades during the flag ceremony at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 17, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
May 18, 2025, 4:58 am
Israel’s Yuval Raphael feels she’s ‘won at life’ after coming second at Eurovision
The 24-year-old singer and Nova festival survivor says ‘real victory’ will be when the hostages are home, hopes she gave Israelis a moment of peace amid the madness of war
By ToI Staff
Sagui Dekel-Chen, watched by his wife Avital and two of their daughters, sings with the Tamari Project in a clip released on February 28, 2025 (Screen grab: YouTube/The Tamari Project)
March 1, 2025, 10:33 am
Sagui Dekel-Chen sings song of hope to remaining hostages
Accompanied by band named for slain friend, freed captive, who says he’s ‘just a dad who sings,’ recounts how music helped him survive: ‘Wipe off your tears and sing with me’
By ToI Staff
Tuval Haim, left, and Yotam Haim, before the tragedies of October 7 (Courtesy)
December 20, 2024, 11:17 am
After 6-month music hiatus, Tuval Haim releases ode to younger brother killed in Gaza
Brother and fellow drummer stopped playing after Yotam Haim was accidentally shot by IDF while trying to escape Hamas captivity; album features his first vocals and compositions
By Jessica Steinberg
Hanan Ben Ari performs and accepts an award at the 69th ACUM music awards on November 24, 2024 (Credit Shlomi Pinto, ACUM)
November 27, 2024, 4:45 pm
October 7 reverberates at Israeli music awards
Annual ACUM ceremony marks 68 years with awards for veterans and newcomers
By Jessica Steinberg
Ayelet Uri Benita, left, Imad Dlal, center and Yuval Tobi, right will perform 'Everyone’s Favorite - A tribute to the songs of Tunisian diva Habiba Msika' as part of the Oud Festival on November 22, 2024. (Amikam Horesh)
November 13, 2024, 4:27 pm
Annual festival includes an oud ode to a Jewish Tunisian diva
Unusual mashups abound at the 25th Jerusalem Oud Festival, ranging from Hadag Nachash performing Psalms to a Grammy-winning Indian bamboo flute player
By Jessica Steinberg
Then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 10, 2024, 6:27 pm
Gallant received with cheers at Shlomo Artzi concert
Ex-defense minister warmly welcomed at singer’s Binyamina show as he makes one of his first public appearances since Netanyahu fired him
By ToI Staff
Yoav Kutner at his Tel Aviv home. (Yael Kutner)
October 24, 2024, 5:03 pm
Israeli music guru Yoav Kutner says artists are muzzled over fears of political fallout
The media man’s tumultuous life, which includes losing his memory and a bout with cancer, didn’t strip him of his optimism even as he fears for Israel and bemoans conformist artists
By Tamar Mor Sela
A woman pauses at the October 7 memorial ceremony at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, marking one year since the Hamas massacre, October 7, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 12:05 pm
In the year since October 7, a wave of musical projects commemorate Israel’s fallen
Both established and amateur artists set to music lyrics penned by the slain, capturing the spirit of those whose personal soundtracks stopped too soon
By Gavriel Fiske
Members of the Piyyut Ensemble, including Riff Cohen (third from left) record 'Hoshana,' ahead of the Jewish High Holidays (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 13, 2024, 8:20 am
With High Holidays on horizon, a musical group takes penitence on tour
Piyyut Ensemble joins with rocker Berry Sakharov and singer Riff Cohen for Tel Aviv show as band puts season’s liturgy, ancient and new, onstage
By Jessica Steinberg
Talya Dancyg, granddaughter of hostage Alex Dancyg who was murdered in Hamas captivity, in the video of her song, 'Dragon of War,' which she'll perform at the Israel Festival in September 2024 (screen capture: YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 17, 2024, 9:51 am
Teens from evacuated communities to perform with music stars at Israel Festival
Young artists will record and perform their own songs with musicians including Berry Sakharof and Karolina, as part of Music People project
By Jessica Steinberg
The Vertigo dance troupe and musician Itamar Douari collaborated on a new piece, 'Premiere 24,' premiering in June 2024. (Courtesy)
June 4, 2024, 10:58 pm
Dance troupe Vertigo, musician Itamar Doari collaborate on piece
‘Premiere 24’ evokes the current difficult reality in Israel, bringing audiences into the modern dance experience
By Jessica Steinberg
HaZamir: The International Jewish Youth Choir performs at Carnegie Hall in New York City, April 7, 2024 (Wah Leong)
April 9, 2024, 4:23 pm
In NY’s Carnegie Hall, global Jewish teen choir marks Oct. 7 with musical tribute
Songs of resilience, hope, and peace fill legendary venue as 300 teens and alumni take to stage to celebrate Israel with reflections and youth movement’s signature songs
By Matt Lebovic
La Falfula Groove Iraqi. From left to right: David Regev-Zaarur, Itshak Zagzag, Yohani Perez, Alan Alaev, Gavriel Zikhron and Ben Machloof. (Courtesy)
February 21, 2024, 4:05 pm
Post-Oct. 7, Israeli band channeling 1930s Baghdad gets a boost from Iraqi musicians
Led by the great-grandson of a foremost Iraqi musician of his era, La Falfula Groove Iraqi personifies the spirit of a bygone age while maintaining virtual ties with the Arab world
By Gavriel Fiske
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