Erez Lev Ari ( he, ארז לב ארי) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. His music often incorporates Jewish teachings and themes.

Music career

In 1996 Lev Ari joined the musical group When Nico Starts Talking (כשניקו תתחיל לדבר) just before they disbanded. He went on to contribute to two albums by the band's lead singer Patrick Sabag ( פטריק סבג), and played guitar on the solo albums of the band's keyboardist Eyal Kaufman ( אייל_קופמן). He has collaborated with numerous other artists such as

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and Manny Beger ( מני בגר). In 2006 and 2007 he released several singles and on 4 December 2007 his first album, ''The Joy in Small Details'' (שמחת הפרטים הקטנים) was released on the Israeli record label NMC. Lev Ari produced and arranged the songs for the album, with Patrick Sabag participating in the arrangements. In 2008 he composed, wrote and sang ''Ana Efnè'' (אנה אפנה), the opening song for the Israeli drama ''

Srugim ''Srugim'' ( he, סרוגים; literally, "knitted" or "crocheted") is an Israeli television drama which originally aired on Yes TV between 2008 and 2012. It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Havvah Deevon. The series ...

''. The single was added to his album ''The Joy of Small Details'' and the album was re-issued. In March 2011 the album reached Gold Album status. His second album ''Crimson'' (ארגמן) was released in 2010 preceded by the two singles ''Good Morning'' (בוקר טוב) and ''At the End of the Day'' (בסוף היום). In 2012 he collaborated with Yoni Ganot ( יוני גנוט) on the album ''Letter to Letter'' (אות לאות). In 2013 he released a joint album with Patrick Sabag called ''The Lonely Tree'' (העץ הבודד). In March 2016 Lev Ari released his fourth album (third solo album) ''The Stains of Culture'' (כתמים של תרבות).

Personal life

Lev Ari was raised by his grandmother in

Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata ( he, קִרְיַת אָתָא; also Qiryat Ata) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of , 92% of whom were Jewish citizens. History The Early Bronze Age site at Qiryat Ata has been extensively excavate ...

, Israel and is of Moroccan and Yemeni descent. He learned to play the guitar when he was young and became known for his talent in Haifa and the Krayot Area. After completing his military service as a paratrooper he moved to Tel Aviv where he still lives with his wife Hadas and three children

Discography

* 2007 – The Joy in Small Details (שמחת הפרטים הקטנים) * 2008 – Ana Efné (אנה אפנה) – theme song for the Israeli TV series ''

'' * 2010 – Crimson (ארגמן) * 2013 – The Lonely Tree (העץ הבודד) * 2016 – The Stains of Culture (כתמים של תרבות) * 2018 – The Guest (האורח)

External links

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Video of theme song from ''Srugim''

Video of ''At the End of the Day''

Article at Maariv Online (Hebrew)

Article and videos of Erez Lev Ari at Nilly Dagan's site (Hebrew)

References

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