Music

Released hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs songs written in captivity at Kibbutz Nir Oz concert

The Israel Festival event, titled “From Captivity to the Lawn: Stories and Songs,” drew 3,000 attendees, including bereaved families and other former captives.

Idan Raichel (left) and Sagui Dekel-Chen embrace on stage at the concert in Nor Oz on Monday night.
Victor Urbancic conducts a makeshift orchestra in Reykjavik, Iceland, sometime after World War II.

How three Holocaust era Jewish refugees built Iceland’s classical music scene from scratch

Taylor Swift attends the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 26, 2026 in Hollywood, California.

Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts on social media

Meital Covo's 'Audio Walk' offers a contemplative curative experience for all.

Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form


Jerusalem highlights: July 24-30

What’s new to do in Israel’s capital?

Blue Sun (see Sunday).

'The Pendulum' music video by Shyfrin Alliance: Everything has its season

In In the Shadow of Time, the businessman, Kabbalah scholar, and musician transforms ancient wisdom into rock and blues, using songs like "Pendulum" to examine the rhythms that shape human life.

“The Pendulum” by Eduard Shyfrin

Israeli singer-songwriter Ehud Banai’s music transforms Beit Guvrin caves in immersive exhibition

The Eighth Sound exhibition brings together Banai’s songs and texts with video art by Ronen Tanchum. Created specifically for the ancient caves.

(l-r) Raya Shorki, CEO of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Ehud Banai, and Ronen Tanchum.

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

“The Big Tent event is an opportunity for teens to feel like they're connected to something bigger,” said Nadav Shachmon, the Director of Israel Partnerships at RootOne.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.

Death toll in Bangkok pub fire rises to 32 with dozens still in hospital, officials say

Authorities believe the fire was caused by a short circuit in a ceiling-mounted air conditioner, which ignited flammable material decorating the pub's live music stage.

Aftermath of a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok.

Jerusalem highlights: July 10-16

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Victory of the Rising Sun (see Friday).

Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dead at 75

Tyler, whose releases also included "It's a Heartache" and "Lost in France," has died, BBC News reported on Thursday. She was 75.

 Bonnie Tyler performs during Philipp Plein Oscars Night 2024 Runway Show at Chateau Falconview on March 09, 2024 in Bel Air, California.

Lebanon grants bail to famed singer, militant after decade-long fugitive run

Fadel Shaker surrendered to authorities last October after spending 12 years evading arrest, hiding in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh.

 TUNISIA-CARTHAGE-FESTIVAL-FADHEL CHAKER Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker performs during the International Carthage festival, August 15, 2007.

Not a plane, not a bird: This is a lawsuit from the "UAV kid"

Business owners who sought to ride the wave of popularity of the viral trend are discovering that using the sound leads straight to court with compensation demands of tens of thousands of shekels.

Nir Krigel

Hot Air Balloon Festival returns to the Negev after three-year hiatus

Night Glow, sunrise balloon flights, fire and light shows, circus acts, camping and family activities take place Aug 13–14 at Eshkol Park in the Negev as the event returns after a break.

Hot air balloon festival.