From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The music of Ehud Banai is considered by many to be the pure definition of "Israeli sound". Born in 1953 in Jerusalem to a family of many talents (among his uncles and cousins there are musicians and actors), Banai's success didn't come easy. Only in 1986 he and his band "Haplitim" ("the refugees") broke through, with the hit single "ir miklat" and the rock-Operah "mami". His 1987 debut is considered by many to be one of the best and the most important albums of Israeli rock, with original mix of new-wave guitar rock with some oriental rhythms and sounds. The follow-up, "karov" ("closer", 1989) is maybe the album that distills more than any other an "Israeli sound", with influences raging from early childhood in Jerusalem, travelling in Europe, Bob Dylan, the Banai family Afghan-Persian origins, to the Jewish prayer, among others. During the 90's Banai released 3 albums ("the third" - 1992 "in a little while" - 1996, "tip tipa" - singles collection - 1998), which gained much success and established him as one of Israel most influentive and appreciated musicians is the country. his latest studio album ("ane' li") was released in 2004. A triple live album, "mamshich linso'a" ("keep moving") was released in October 2006.
[edit] External links
This article on a singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
