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The ninth annual Sha'ar International Poetry Festival (SIPF) opens in Tel Aviv on October 29 and, over three days, is set to celebrate a wealth of…

At next week's Heineken Music Conference taking place on September 1st and 2nd at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds, the music may not even be the…

AS WELL-known for his dreadlocks as for his melting-pot music, Idan Raichel is doing very well compared to some of his musical colleagues. Raichel,…

'We wouldn't be doing this stuff 30 years ago," says Gil Naveh, a.k.a. Galina, one of the five stars of the Peot Kedoshot ("sacred wigs," a play on…

He's the Jimi Hendrix of the pan flute, and the answer to an esoteric 1980s trivia question. This paradox has plagued Gheorghe Zamfir throughout his…

MOMY LEVYYavo Ishi (Personal Import)(Helicon/Teta)Though he is credited with being one of the founders of funk and R&B in the country, Momy Levy only…

Uri Brener was born in 1974 into a musical Moscow family - his mother was a violinist for the opera and his father a bassoonist for the USSR…

A sharply discordant note has shattered what seemed to be the perfectly harmonious relationship between iconic performers Rita and Rami Kleinstein.…

No matter that there were no fleets of acrobats, no costumed dancers, no flamethrowers or even so much as a strobe light like there were during…

One of the more intriguing items at this year's Israel Festival features pop-rock singer, songwriter and pianist Ariel Horowitz as part of the Hatav…

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche once maintained that "Without music life would be a mistake." If that is the case, then the organizers of this year's…

The following is the cover story of D"ash - The Israeli magazine for English speaking young people around the worldAt the age of 17 Daniel…

DANIEL ZILBERSTEINMa She'at Oseh Li(Pop Art/Helicon) The New Year's parties may be over, but Pop Art and Helicon hope music fans will continue to…

In December 2005, Pavlo Rosenberg released a solo disc of Mizrahi- and Latininfluenced ballads, Khikiti Lach (I Waited for You). It was an album…

'Back in 1990, it wasn't that difficult to find a niche for a new opera theater," says Dmitry Bertman, the founder and artistic director of the…

Despite efforts to promote the work of marginalized writers working in languages such as Russian and Arabic, creative English writers feel culturally…

The seventh International Poetry Festival begins on Sunday at the beautiful, antique Mishkenot Sha'ananim compound facing Jerusalem's Old City walls.…

VARIOUS ARTISTSKochav Nolad 4HeliconWhile the popular fourth season of TV singing contest Kochav Nolad (A Star is Born) may ultimately be remembered…

Catch the feverSir, - Michael Freund's article is right on target ("A year of patriotism and prayer," September 20). Many Anglos grew up in Zionist…

New 'Star' winner dropped by labelHe entered the national spotlight because of his vocal abilities, but it didn't take long for his big mouth to get…