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Israeli music

Matti Caspi
Posted inObituaries

Israeli music legend Matti Caspi dies of cancer at 76

by Shira Naot and Shay Ringel February 9, 2026February 14, 2026

Israeli musician Matti Caspi, whose compositions are considered part of Israel’s core repertoire, has died of cancer at the age of 76. Caspi composed complex yet accessible and transcendent melodies, […]

Eden Golan, rehearsing “Hurricane” at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. (Photo/Sarah Louise Bennett-European Broadcasting Union)
Posted inMusic

Eden Golan’s impossible mission — conquer Eurovision and redefine Israel’s image

Talya Zax by Talya Zax May 9, 2024
Netta in her new music video, "I Love My Nails."
Posted inMusic

Upcoming Bay Area concerts: Netta, Mostly Kosher and more

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 12, 2023December 28, 2023
Israeli singer Svika Pick, who died Aug. 14, 2022, at the age of 72, in 1985. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
Posted inMusic

Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2022
Screenshot from "The Day Will Come"
Posted inMusic

Sunnyvale sabra scores another pandemic YouTube hit

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Aaron Alpert, in blue, leading an Israeli dance session at Palo Alto's Mitchell Park earlier this month. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Outdoor Israeli dancing attracts young and old, Jewish and non-Jewish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 27, 2021May 28, 2021
Singer and educator Noa Levy
Posted inCulture

Explore Israel’s history through its music in upcoming web series

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 18, 2020
Israeli musician Aviya Kopelman is a visiting artist at UC Berkeley. (Photo/Courtesy Yuval Shiboli)
Posted inMusic

World-famous Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman is around Bay for a bit

by Andrew Muchin March 27, 2019March 27, 2019
three young women (including two blind lead singers) and five young men stand around a drum set with the Shalva Band logo on it, smiling and posing; a young man with Down syndrome holds his hands up in a heart shape
Posted inMusic

Why this Israeli band of disabled musicians said no to Eurovision

Gil Stein by Gil Stein March 13, 2019March 13, 2019
Netta sticks her tongue out, holding trophy and israeli flag, surrounded by supporters
Posted inMusic

Deep dive into Israel’s Eurovision history a real ear-opener

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 12, 2018November 13, 2018

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