Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Catching you up on the latest and greatest in Israeli music, including new tunes from Moshe Peretz, Eyal Golan, Shiri Maimon, Static and Ben-El Tavori, Sarit Hadad and many more! Plus – news on Amazon in Israel, Koolulam in Jerusalem, August Chagigot in New Jersey, and Netta Barzilay’s ‘Toy’ in legal trouble. An action-packed episode…don’t […]
DON’T. MISS. THIS. Quinta VaChetzi (Quinta and a Half) always produces fantastic a capella versions of your favorite Israeli songs. They just released “The Evolution of Shlomo Artzi” – and you’ll love it! A must-watch for any Shlomo Artzi fan!
New (and beautiful) from Koolulam, filmed at the Tower of David in Jerusalem in the wee hours of the morning. We tried to get tickets to this, knowing we’d be in Israel at the time. No such luck….they sold out in about five minutes.
Our “August Chagigot” begin on Sunday, August 5th! Every week in August, we’ll devote the show to a particular theme in Israeli music. In past years, we’ve covered duets, love songs, songs about Israel, musical families, Israeli songs based on English songs, songs about peace and so many others. Best of all, YOU get to […]
Josh is back from Israel…and what a musical trip it was! This week, hear the ‘Israeli music soundtrack’ for his trip – including brand new songs by Rita, Omer Adam, Idan Raichel, Eden Ben-Zaken, Ivri Lider, Shlomo Artzi and many more! Plus – hear about Josh’s enjoyable visit with Hadar Marks of Galgalatz radio. Playlist: […]
Presenting Part 4 of ’70 Years, 70 Songs’, the conclusion of our review of the history of Israeli music. This time we cover songs released from 1994 to 2018 – all at a very rapid pace. Did your favorite songs make our list? Spend an enjoyable hour re-living the past 25 years in Israeli music, […]
As we continue our retrospective of the history of Israeli music, we’re proud to bring you part 3 of our ’70 Years, 70 Songs’ series. This week, we feature songs from 1975 through 1993…and there are some great ones! Enjoy this walk down memory lane in honor of Israel’s 70th birthday.
NETTA! NETTA! NETTA! We did it! Israel is the winner of Eurovision 2018 – bringing the popular singing contest to Jerusalem in 2019! This week, we celebrate this huge milestone together. Plus – it’s week #2 of ’70 Years, 70 Songs’, with one song per year, taking us from 1961 – 1974. Sing along and […]
Suddenly, Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is relevant once again. I say that because over the years, I’ve found that most Israelis I’ve spoken with couldn’t care less. With so much amazing culture surrounding you at all times, who really cares about one (usually bad) Israeli song competing in some far-off land overseas? […]
Welcome to week #1 of Israel Hour Radio’s exclusive presentation of ’70 Years, 70 Songs’! All throughout the month of May, we’re continuing Israel’s 70th birthday celebration by presenting a special song from each of Israel’s 70 years of existence. This week: we take you from 1948 – 1960, with some great ‘golden oldies’ along […]
