Popular israeli music

How 'Tamid Ohev Oti' became an unlikely Israeli anthem of 2024

“Tamid Ohev Oti” is more than a song; it’s a phenomenon uniting Israel through faith, rhythm, and hope.

 SASSON SHAULOV’S YouTube cover page for ‘Tamid Ohev Oti,’ translated from the Hebrew as ‘Always Loves Me.’
 Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel holds press conference in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022. Krill will represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision contest.

Timeless tunes, artists top the rankings for Independence Day

 Apple Music

Sony Music is turning to Israel for the next generation of international music stars


Pushing the right buttons

French accordionist Vincent Peirani performs at the Eilat Chamber Musical Festival.

French accordionist Vincent Peirani

Jazz CD reviews

A review of this year's finest.

Gilad Hekselman

Exporting Israeli music

Or how to succeed in the music business abroad without really trying.

Marco Mendoza of Dead Daisies (right) with (from right) Jeremy Hulsh of Oleh! Records and David Edwards, former manager of INXS and co-founder of Dead Daisies

Music hath charms

Sitting down with Alexander Tamir, an engaging musical legend who now heads the Eden-Tamir Center in Ein Kerem.

Alexander Tamir enjoys a glass of homemade plum liquor.

At the ripe old age of 17, Israeli pop star Avishai Rosen shows maturity on new album

Rosen is finding his stride not only as a singer, but as a songwriter and composer as well.

Avishai Rosen

Rapping about it

Hip hop trio KGC performs at the Hullegeb Festival

KGC hip hop group

Classic rock super-group Dead Daisies return to Israel

The band has a special fondness for Israel, having performed one of its first shows together in Tel Aviv back in 2013.

Dead Daisies

Desert sounds for two

The Tzlilim Bamidbar Festival at Kibbutz Sde Boker will set the stage for a unique musical confluence – between a female icon and a male ‘Kochav Nolad’ half her age.

‘The odd couple’: Rivka Zohar and Liron Lev

Too many conductors in the kitchen

Husband and wife conductors Yi-An Xu and Talia Ilan share their thoughts on music, artistry and life.

CONDUCTOR AND composer Yi-An Xu.

The kingmaker of pop

Veteran music reporter and presenter Benny Dudkevitch looks back on 41 years of pop stars, presidents and politics.

Benny Dudkevitch holds a ‘With The Beatles,’ one of his – and the country’s – first international records