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Knesiyat Hasekhel
Knesiyat Hasekhel (from Hebrew: "''The Mind Church''") is an Israeli rock band from Sderot. History The name of the band, established in the early 1990s, is a translation into Hebrew of ''Church of Reason'', from Robert Pirsig's book ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance''. The music is a blend of new wave music and post-punk influences (particularly Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ethnic rock. In 1992, Knesiyat Hasekhel produced its first studio album, "Whispered Words" (nanadisk). The second full length and self-titled album "''Knesiyat Hasekhel''" was released in 1999. The band was named "best rock group of 1999" by Israel's national radio station, and invited to play at major rock festivals around the country. In 2001, Mashina's Shlomi Bracha helped produce the band's third album "''Rutz Yeled''" (Run, Kid!), a studio album that was recorded live. Following the release of the album, the band toured with Ehud Banai. Their fourth alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock music, rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis (musician), Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward", they have released seventeen studio albums and completed numerous international tours. The band was founded following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group The Birthday Party (band), the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Melbourne. Throughout the 1980s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Music
The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit. In addition to creating an Israeli style and sound, Israel's musicians have made significant contributions to Classical music, classical, jazz, pop rock and other international music genres. Since the 1970s, there has been a flowering of musical diversity, with Israeli rock, folk and jazz musicians creating and performing extensively, both locally and abroad. Many of the world's top classical musicians are Israelis or Israeli expatriates. The works of Israeli classical composers have been performed by leading orchestras worldwide. Music in Israel is an integral part of national identity. Beginning in the days of the pioneers, Hebrew songs and public singalongs (''Shira beTsibur'') were encour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NMC Records
NMC Music ( he, אן אם סי) is an Israeli record label. It was established in 1964 as a subsidiary company of CBS, and became independent in 1988. Artists represented by NMC include Noa Kirel, Mashina, Yehuda Poliker, Shlomi Shabat, Chava Alberstein, Ehud Banai, Meir Banai and T-Slam. See also * List of record labels External links songs.co.il - NMC Music official download site(a partnership with Walla! Walla! Communications Ltd. ( he, וואלה! תקשורת בע"מ) is an Israeli internet company headquartered in Tel Aviv and is fully owned by The Jerusalem Post. Until 2020, it was fully owned by Bezeq. Walla!'s web portal provides news, sea ...) Israeli independent record labels Record labels established in 1964 Pop record labels Rock record labels IFPI members {{Israel-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hed Artzi
Hed Arzi Music ( he, הד ארצי, meaning: ''Echo of My Country'') is an Israeli record label founded in 1946. History The company was founded in Tel Aviv in 1946 as a partnership of Zvi Levin (also known as Hirsch Lewin) with Josef Grossman, Alexander Borowitz and Ephraim Ruttenberg. Mr. Levin was a refugee from Berlin where he has owned and operated a bookshop and recording label ''Semer'' (from the Hebrew "Zemer", meaning song). The Semer label operated from approximately 1932 until the recording masters and inventory were smashed and burned during Kristallnacht. Hed-Arzi started operating in September 1947, managed by Ephraim Felix Rzeczynski, making it the oldest recording company in Israel (followed by Makolit in Jaffa, Tslil in Tel-Aviv and others). Originally the company produced 78 rpm gramophone records (including re-issues of Semer recodings), the most popular among which were ''Agala Vesoussa'' and ''Bab El-Wad'' by Yaffa Yarkoni as well as ''Kalaniot'' and ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Festival
The Israel Festival ( he, פסטיבל ישראל) is a multidisciplinary arts festival held every spring in Israel. Its center is Jerusalem. The festival operates as a non-profit organization. Some of the shows are offered free. Street performances and special performances for children are also part of the festival. History The Israel Festival started in 1961 as a summer festival for classical music in the ancient Roman theater in Caesarea. Throughout the years the festival grew in the number of art disciplines and activity centers with recent festivals including classical music, ballet, jazz, theater, visual arts and lectures, combining high quality programs from Israel and abroad. From 1982 onwards the Israel Festival was adopted by the City of Jerusalem and most shows are held within its boundaries. The first festivals were directed by Zvi Propes. Yossi Tal-Gan served as the director of the festival from 1992 till 2014. While the festival's quality were widely recognized, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoram Chazan
Yoram ( or ) is a name derived from Jehoram (), meaning "Jehovah is exalted" in Biblical Hebrew, which was the name of several individuals in the Tanakh; the female version of this name is Athaliah. Notable people with the name include: *Yoram Aridor (born 1933), former right-wing Israeli politician, Knesset member and minister * Yoram Barzel (born 1931), Israeli economist and a professor of economics at the University of Washington *Yoram Bauman (born 1973), American economist and stand-up comedian *Yoram Ben-Porat (died 1992), Israeli economist and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *Yoram Chaiter (born 1964), physician, cancer researcher and bass singer * Yoram Danziger (born 1953), Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, appointed to the Court in 2007 * Yoram Dinstein (born 1936), Israeli President of Tel Aviv University *Yoram Dori (born 1950), strategic advisor to Shimon Peres when the latter was President of Israel * Yoram Globus (born 1941), Israeli director an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehud Banai
Ehud Banai ( he, אֵהוּד בַּנַּאי; born March 31, 1953) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. Biography Ehud Banai was born in Jerusalem. His father was the actor Yaakov Banai, one of the Banai siblings. The family moved to Givatayim when Banai was four. At the age of ten, he learned to play the cello. In 1971 he was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces, and served in the Nahal infantry brigade. After his discharge, he moved to London, where he played in the London Underground for six months. Banai is married to Odeliah, with whom he has three daughters. Music career In 1982, Banai formed a band with singer Avi Matos. He made several other attempts at a breakthrough during the following years. He tried out for Shlomo Bar's band, Habrera Hativit, but wasn't accepted. In 1986, Ehud and his band ''"Haplitim"'' ("The Refugees") broke through, with the hit single ''"Ir Miklat"'' (City of Refuge) and the rock opera "Mami". In 1987, Banai and the Refugees released their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomi Bracha
Shlomi Bracha ( he, שלומי ברכה; born March 21, 1962) is an Israeli rock musician and record producer, best known for being the guitarist and one of the songwriters in the Israeli rock band Mashina. Biography Bracha was born March 21, 1962, in Kiryat Shalom, Tel Aviv, Israel. He met Yuval Banay in 1980 while they were serving together in the Israel Defense Forces, and they formed a band. They split up after their army service, and Bracha formed the group ''HaChazit Ha'amamit'' ("The National Front") with bassist Michael Benson. In 1984 Bracha teamed up again with Banay and with drummer Iggy Dayan to form the band Mashina. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1985. Later Avner Hodorov joined the band on keyboard and saxophone. In May 1995 the group disbanded after a series of four farewell shows. Bracha began co-writing with Rami Fortis, and they released an album a few years later. He released a solo album, ''Chaplin Charlie'', in 2003, the same year that Mash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashina
Mashina ( he, משינה) is an Israeli rock band which was active from 1983 to 1995, and then again from 2003 to the present. The band is considered by many to be Israel's most important and influential rock band. Their musical style took inspiration from ska and hard rock, among others. History Mashina was formed by singer Yuval Banai, a member of the noted Banai family. His father, the late Yossi, was an actor and singer, as are uncles Gavri and Ya'akov, along with many of Yuval's cousins. During his army service, Banai met guitar player Shlomi Bracha and the two started playing music together. A friend of theirs, a recent Russian immigrant, suggested they call their band ''"Machina Vremeni",'' which means "time machine" in Russian (this suggestion may have been inspired by the well-known Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni of the 1960s and 1970s). After the army service the two split up; Banai formed the band ''"Shlom Ha-Tzibur"'' ("Public Safety"), while Bracha teamed up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with styles like funk, electronic music, jazz, and dance music; the production techniques of dub and disco; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, cinema and literature. These communities produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines. The early post-punk vanguard was represented by groups including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wire, Public Image Ltd, the Pop Group, Cabaret Voltaire, Magazine, Pere Ubu, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Devo, Gang of Four, the Slits, the Cure, and the Fall. The movement was closely related to the development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sderot
Sderot ( he, שְׂדֵרוֹת, , lit. ''Boulevards'', ar, سديروت) is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of . Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the closest point is 840 m). History Sderot was originally founded in 1951 as a transit camp called Gabim Dorot for Israeli immigrants, primarily from Kurdistan and Iran, who numbered 80 families. The development was located on the land of the Palestinian village of Najd which was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli War and served as part of a chain of settlements designed to block infiltration from Gaza.Anton La Guardia ''Holy Land, Unholy War: Israelis and Palestinians,''Penguin 2007 p.311 Permanent housing was completed three years after the transit camp's establishment in 1954. The town was renamed Sderot after the Eucalyptus boulevard planted along the length of the town, whose planting provided employment to the residents of the settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
