Music

Grapevine: Remembering Enid Wurtman

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Har HaMenuchot cemetery, Jerusalem
Gilad Ben-Shech.

Reshet Gimel co-founder, Kol Yisrael veteran Gilad Ben-Shach passes away at 85

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Sergeant Amir Lavi fell in combat at the Sufa Military Outpost on October 7, 2023.PremiumPremium

Amir's Room: How a fallen soldier's music reaches children who never knew him


Jerusalem highlights: July 10-16

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Victory of the Rising Sun (see Friday).

Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dead at 75

Tyler, whose releases also included "It's a Heartache" and "Lost in France," has died, BBC News reported on Thursday. She was 75.

 Bonnie Tyler performs during Philipp Plein Oscars Night 2024 Runway Show at Chateau Falconview on March 09, 2024 in Bel Air, California.

Lebanon grants bail to famed singer, militant after decade-long fugitive run

Fadel Shaker surrendered to authorities last October after spending 12 years evading arrest, hiding in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh.

 TUNISIA-CARTHAGE-FESTIVAL-FADHEL CHAKER Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker performs during the International Carthage festival, August 15, 2007.

Not a plane, not a bird: This is a lawsuit from the "UAV kid"

Business owners who sought to ride the wave of popularity of the viral trend are discovering that using the sound leads straight to court with compensation demands of tens of thousands of shekels.

Nir Krigel

Hot Air Balloon Festival returns to the Negev after three-year hiatus

Night Glow, sunrise balloon flights, fire and light shows, circus acts, camping and family activities take place Aug 13–14 at Eshkol Park in the Negev as the event returns after a break.

Hot air balloon festival.

Former hostage Alon Ohel performs song to honor Oct. 7 victims at New York Fourth of July event

Alon Ohel was a musician prior to October 7 and has reignited his love for piano after 737 days in Hamas captivity, performing original songs, often with lyrics about his experience in the war.

Former Israeli hostage Alon Ohel at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026.

'Köln 75': The unlikely story behind Keith Jarrett's iconic concert - review

Köln 75, directed by Israel-born, New York-based Ido Fluk, is a little like The Big Short at times, in that it features moments when various characters stop the action and break the fourth wall.

Scene from ‘Köln 75,' directed by Israeli Ido Fluk.

How 'little miracles' brought this New York family to Israel's hilltops

How one family turned their aliyah journey into a live performance

Chaya and Yossi Stern traded Brooklyn's city streets for Israel's hilltops, a move that now forms the heart of their live musical performance.
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Music's hidden message: Israeli drag queen and exiled Iranian singer send a message of freedom

Amid the negotiations, a drag queen, a Persian-Israeli singer, and a DJ have teamed up to issue a call for freedom.

ISRAELI DRAG QUEEN Nona Chalant: Ultimate bridge.

Magen David Adom honors Druze paramedic on National Paramedic Day

After an accident at 16 changed her career path, Druze violinist Ghadir Saleh became an MDA paramedic and she now serves on mobile intensive care units across Israel.

Former violinist and paramedic Ghadir Saleh.