Music

Israeli singer-songwriter Ehud Banai’s music transforms Beit Guvrin caves in immersive exhibition

The Eighth Sound exhibition brings together Banai’s songs and texts with video art by Ronen Tanchum. Created specifically for the ancient caves.

(l-r) Raya Shorki, CEO of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Ehud Banai, and Ronen Tanchum.
Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

Aftermath of a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok.

Death toll in Bangkok pub fire rises to 32 with dozens still in hospital, officials say

Victory of the Rising Sun (see Friday).

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Miriam’s beat: From Exodus to modern Israel, women reclaim rhythm and resilience

Pe’imat Miriam, a female percussive endeavor, revives an ancient rhythm to find a collective voice of hope – core to the biblical Passover narrative and to our spiritual well-being.

ZOHAR FRESCO: The work of acclaimed percussionist Zohar Fresco traces the roots of frame drumming back to ‘Miriam’s drum’ and its place in Jewish cultural memory

Peiwen Su – service on international competition jury panels

Evaluating artistic standards at the global level.

"Peiwen Su plays a key role in shaping how emerging musical talent is evaluated and developed on the international stage."

Dancing through the crackdown: The satirical song soundtracking post-Khamenei Iran

As Iranian regime forces opened fired on citizens celebrating the dictator's death, London-based artist Naz used music on social media to make the voices of a jubilant, yet battered, nation heard.

BEHIND THE scenes of Hey Arr Arr, a track by Hamed Fard in which Naz dances, which became the first song marking the death of Ali Khamenei.

'The first woman E Streeter': Springsteen band drummer remembers Suki Lahav, Jewish violinist

“Suki and Louie were quite literally the first people associated with Bruce and the band that I came to know, respect, admire, and yes, love,” he wrote to The Jerusalem Post from Portland, Oregon.

TZRUYA ‘SUKI’ Lahav‎ in 2008.

Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle

Lahav played a major role in shaping popular Israeli music across generations and wrote the lyrics for many songs that have become embedded in the country’s canon.

Portrait of the Israeli Writer and poet Tsruya Lahav in Jerusalem. July 31, 2008.

Paul Ben-Haim’s war symphonies get just deserts

Performed at Carnegie Hall in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, Ben-Haim’s two symphonies are foundational works within the Israeli art music tradition.

CONDUCTOR LAHAV SHANI with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

Earlier this year, a contestant in Kveller’s Passover Song Parody Contest explained that her son wrote a first draft of their entry using AI, but that she helped polish the result. 

AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.

The memory that turned into a song

A childhood memory of growing up in a crowded Ukrainian apartment, surrounded by family and unconditional love - suddenly became the inspiration for a song written in just half an hour.

Eduard Shyfrin- UNCONDITIONAL

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‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.