Makom Recommends
Here are five artists whose music we recommend getting to know! They are all top quality artists – their musical ability and professionalism are beyond question. What does unite them,…
Culture Connection VI – Let’s Go Eurovision!!!
Apologies for the three exclamation points, but when you talk Eurovision you have to go over the top. I do have a memory of a time when the contest wasn’t so glam/camp/theatrical/ridiculous, but it’s fading rapidly…
Eurovisionland
Originally published 2007
In Eurovisionland, things like this aren’t supposed to happen.
In Eurovisionland everybody is smiling, all songs are catchy, and boom boom bingabang is a challenging lyric. This year, it’s all going to be different. And it’s all Israel’s fault.
The Eurovision Song Contest is Europe’s leading annual song contest, drawing huge numbers of viewers, and the continent’s greatest musical talent. Every country selects their own favorite original song, and sends off their hero to compete for the crown of the best song in Europe that year. Unlike X Factor, the emphasis here is on the song-writing itself, and not necessarily on the performer.
HaDag Nahash – translation powerpoints for you
Are HaDag Nahash coming to perform for you?Why not make sure that everyone enjoys their lyrics as well as their music?All you need to do is set up a screen above the stage, a computer projector, and download these powerpoints...
Makom Video Salon – Kobi Oz and Psalms of the Perplexed
In 2010 Kobi Oz released his album, Mizmorei Nevuchim (Psalms of the Perplexed). We sat down with Kobi to ask what led him to such a creation.
Make Your Own Israeli Music Video
Celebrating Israeli Culture and Expression (Pride):
We believe that one of the most beautiful expressions of להיות עם חופשי בארצנו (To be a Free People in Our Land) is the flourishing of Jewish culture and art that has come as a natural progression from the Jewish people building a thriving society in their ancestral homeland. (more…)
Selecting the Artist
We’d suggest that in addition to choosing a band according to its musical appeal to your audience, it would be worth assessing what more they can bring. It’s true – there is great benefit in having people realize that there are rappers in Israel. It makes Israel more human, more accessible in people’s minds. But what if there was more?
4) Without Saying a Word – Bli Lomar Milah – בלי לומר מילה
A Shalom Chanoch classic is transformed from a soldier’s tale to a woman’s relationship with a non-communicative man.
