Popular israeli music

IDF paratrooper Yosef Haguel, associated with famed 'Ballad for a Medic,' dies at 80

Ballad for a Medic became one of Gaon’s most beloved songs, even though it wasn't played on Israeli radio stations for several years, except on Remembrance Day.

Yosef Haguel boards a convoy to Lebanon in August 2026.
NUNU BLOWS OUT the candle on her five-year career cake, alongside Guri Alfi (right), at the Barby last weekend

‘I want Adam Levine to bring me the cake’: Israeli pop star Nunu on five years of war and music

 SASSON SHAULOV’S YouTube cover page for ‘Tamid Ohev Oti,’ translated from the Hebrew as ‘Always Loves Me.’

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

 Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64


Queen for a day

Rockville and the ICO pay tribute to the British rock band

Rockville and the ICO

Really Razel

Sitting down with musician Yonatan Razel to discuss his new album, and how his upbringing and background contribute to his wide-ranging appeal

Yonatan Razel

Full moon rising

American psychedelic rock band Moon Duo brings its occult architecture to Tel Aviv.

I THINK the occult is attractive to musicians because making music feels like channeling a force of unknown origin. What is music? Where does it come from? It is fundamentally mysterious, and it draws people into an exploration of mystery,’ says Moon Duo keyboardist Sanae Yamada (left) seen here wit

A concert for all seasons

Lina Tur Bonet performs with the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra.

Lina Tur Bonet

Jacob's Ladder Music Festival: Kibbutz Ginossaur, May 18-20

Among the highlights were first-time festival performers as well as serial returnees. Homegrown band Forest, dishing up a swirling blend of spiritual world gypsy rock.

Dorin Yanni Band

Israel ranks 23rd in Eurovision as Portugal takes win

IBA's Ofer Nachshon uses live vote to mourn closure of public broadcaster

PAST ISRAELI Eurovision contestants Dana International (left) and Orna Datz (right) pose with current contender Imri Ziv

Israeli musicians to sing in Rabin Square for Remembrance Day

The event will be presented by renowned Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi and broadcast live on TV Channel 2.

Rabin Square in Tel Aviv [File]

A truly golden Israel Festival this year

Patrons can select which top-notch local and international performances they want to see

ROBERT WILSON’S production of Samuel Beckett’s classic ‘Krapp’s Last Tape.’

A window to the world of heavy-metal music in Israel

A look at the special local twists that find their way into the genre.

Gil Grosz, bassist for the heavy-metal band ONOMA

How did a popular Israeli song enter Indonesian politics?

Israeli singer Gad Elbaz caught up in contentious Jakarta governor's race.

Israeli musician Gad Elbaz