Heartbreaking and moving story. I am a fan of the author but I have a caveat for this article. He writes that Shaban is "...the only genius currently active in Israeli popular music, in my opinion, though if you live far away and don’t know Hebrew you may have to take my word for it..." Not true at all. I am a Hebrew-speaking Israeli and…
Heartbreaking and moving story. I am a fan of the author but I have a caveat for this article. He writes that Shaban is "...the only genius currently active in Israeli popular music, in my opinion, though if you live far away and don’t know Hebrew you may have to take my word for it..." Not true at all. I am a Hebrew-speaking Israeli and I must protest and say that we have so much musical talent in Israel that it's hard to overstate. Ishay Ribo, Hanan Ben Ari, Amir Dadon, Ivri Lider, Idan Raichel...and the list goes on. And by the way, they have been appearing before IDF troops to show their support and boost moral. Taste is a very individual thing.
Heartbreaking and moving story. I am a fan of the author but I have a caveat for this article. He writes that Shaban is "...the only genius currently active in Israeli popular music, in my opinion, though if you live far away and don’t know Hebrew you may have to take my word for it..." Not true at all. I am a Hebrew-speaking Israeli and I must protest and say that we have so much musical talent in Israel that it's hard to overstate. Ishay Ribo, Hanan Ben Ari, Amir Dadon, Ivri Lider, Idan Raichel...and the list goes on. And by the way, they have been appearing before IDF troops to show their support and boost moral. Taste is a very individual thing.