Avihu Medina
Avihu Medina | |
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Born |
August 19, 1948 Tel Aviv, Israel |
Genres | Mediterranean Israeli music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer |
Website |
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Avihu Medina (Hebrew: אביהו מדינה, born August 19, 1948, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer of Mediterranean Israeli music.[1][2]
Biography
Medina is the third son of Aaron and Leah Medina.[3] His mother's family immigrated in 1906 and she was born in Jerusalem, and his father immigrated to Israel from Yemen in 1939 when it was under the British Mandate.[1] He is Jewish, and his father was a cantor.[1]
He was born in Tel Aviv, and later grew up in Holon.[3] He was a tank commander in the Israel Defense Forces.[3]
He has composed more that 401 Mizrachi music songs.[4] Through 2007, he had released nine albums.[5] He is considered by some to be the best-known Oriental singer, and has composed many of Zohar Argov's songs.[6]
He now lives in Petah Tikva.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Amy Horowitz. Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ Rebecca L. Stein, Ted Swedenburg (2005). Palestine, Israel, and the politics of popular culture. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "אביהו מדינה". Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ Motti Regev, Edwin Seroussi. Popular music and national culture in Israel. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ Anton La Guardia (2003). War without end: Israelis, Palestinians, and the struggle for a promised land. Retrieved July 20, 2011.