Posts Tagged: Israel Music
Israeli Artist Sings Marley and Talks Godly
Contestants on singing competitions can expect judges to criticize their voices -- not their choice of religious observance. Unless, of course, you live in Israel. After Avi...
Artfully Countering BDS at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
How do you steal a beach? For the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, the answer is: one grain of sand at a...
Bob Dylan Meets Opera in Eclectic Israeli Band’s Tribute Album
JNS.org - From Joan Baez to the Grateful Dead, scores of popular artists have tried to take legendary Bob Dylan's work to new audiences...
The Orthodox Rabbi and the Rapper
JNS.org - SEATTLE—Most Orthodox rabbis who earn the title "emeritus" retire to a quiet life of teaching and...
Tibetan Monks Chant Prayers of Peace in Jerusalem
The sounds of Tibetan monks chanting, an Iranian playing the santoor, western African style music, reggae beats, Israeli rock music: all of these musical...
Israeli Pianist Boris Giltburg Wins Prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition (VIDEO)
Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg won the prestigious Queen Elizabeth competition in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday. The 28 year-old won the 76-year-old competition through a mix...
Israeli Fails to Impress in Eurovision Finals
Times of Israel - In a Eurovision showing that was sidetracked by reports of terror threats and a controversy over costume design, Israel's...
Report: Rihanna Set to Perform in Israel Later this Year (VIDEO)
Pop Superstar Rihanna may play in Israel later this year after she is finished with her current "Diamond Tour" in the U.S. and Europe, Israel's...
The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance “Classical” Take on the Flashmob (VIDEO)
Well this is a classic(al) spin on flashmobs: Students from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance popped in on the new Sarah Wetsman Davidson...
Apple’s iTunes Comes to Israel, at Last
Music lovers in Israel will finally be able to download their favorite melodies through Apple's iTunes online music store, according to a report today in...
State Department’s Musical Diplomacy Reaches Israel and the Middle East
The US Department of State and the Association of American Voices is facilitating a unique musical program called American Music Abroad. The program works to...
Acclaimed Jewish Pianist, HIV Survivor Still Going and Giving
The world of jazz is a broad and often complicated one that is difficult to define. From be-bop to free jazz to west coast, it...
Songs of ‘Ahava’
Growing up in a family whose members supported him and each other even as some went their own ways, Marcus Goldhaber was fortunate to see...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Spice up the Holy Land with Searing Performance
After a delay of exactly 11 years and two weeks, the Red Hot Chili Peppers finally performed before a cheering audience at Tel Aviv's Hayarkon...
