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Ofra Haza - Yemenite Songs (1985, Full Album)
Ofra Haza's "Yemenite Songs ( שירי תימן)" was released in 1984 by Globe Style Records (UK), with the album focusing on the Israeli pop star's interpretation of traditional Yemenite Jewish music. The lyrics of the Yemenite songs of the Diwan draw from the devotional poetry of 16th century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi and are sung in Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic.
Subscribe for more music from around the world every Sunday.
Track list:
0:00 Im Nin'alu
5:12 Yachilvi Veyachali
8:31 A 'Salk
13:07 Tzur Mentati/Se'i Yona/Sapri Tama (Medley)
18:38 Galbi
22:46 Ode Le-Eli
26:10 Lefelach Harimon
31:08 Ayelet Chen
Album credits:
Music: Ofra Haza - Lead vocals
Benny Nagari - Arranger, conductor, music producer
Lesli Lishinski, Marvin Feinshmit - bassoon
Ilan School - C...
published: 30 Jan 2021
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Ofra Haza - Queen In Exile (Full Album)
Ofra haza's unreliesed album from 1995
1 - Mata Hari 00:00 - 03:54 *
2 - Genesis 03:55 - 08:15
3 - Fatfata 08:16 - 11:55 *
4 - Queen In Exile 11:56 - 16:04
5 - Jerusalem 16:05 - 19:45
6 - Separate Ways 19:46 - 24:02
7 - Love is A Shelter 24:03 - 28:43
8 - Sherazade 28:44 - 33:35
9 - Queen In A Dream Of Exile 33:36 - 38:08
10 - Kashmir 38:09 - 42:57
11 - Kashmir 42:58 - 48:44 *
* (From "Mata Hari" single)
published: 10 Oct 2016
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Im Nin'Alu - Ofra Haza
Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) - Ofra Haza.
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
You know I love you like no other
Like no other in my prayer
Chayot shehem ratzu vashavim
Miyom bri'ah nichlelu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu
Take me away I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God I need your help
Uveshesh k'nafaim s'vivim
Afim be'et yitgalgelu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Words: Rabbi Shalom Shabazi (1619-1720)
Music: Yemenite Traditional with modern instrumental arrangement
Transliteration: www.hebrewsongs.com
published: 14 Nov 2009
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Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu (1988)
Titre : Im Nin'Alu
Interprète : Ofra Haza
Année : 1988
Auteurs compositeurs : Bezalel Aloni, Izhar Ashdot
Durée : 3 m 28 s
Label : Ariola
published: 11 Oct 2013
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Ofra Haza - Yemenite Songs (1984)
[00:00] 01. Im Nin'Alu
[05:17] 02. Yachilvi Veyachali
[08:42] 03. A'salk
[13:24] 04. Tzur Menati
[19:08] 05. Galbi
[23:23] 06. Ode Le'Eeli
[26:53] 07. Lefelach Harimon
[31:59] 08. Ayelet Chen
published: 06 May 2021
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Ofra Haza - 1+ hour music (PART 1)
Tracklist
1. Gentle Hand 00:00
2. The Pomegranate Tree 05:24
3. Na'ama 08:14
4. Last Dance 10:49
5. Suburban Boy 13:49
6. Thanks to God 17:38
7. My Bird 21:07
8. Still Waiting for the One 25:34
9. Someone Always Walks With Me 29:15
10. He Was Grey 33:02
11. The Wailing Wall 36:29
12. In Galilee, in Tel Hai 40:55
13. A Night in Canaan 43:51
14. Shaday 48:09
15. Da'asa 52:46
16. Kaddish 56:17
published: 06 Apr 2022
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Ofra Haza - Ofra Haza 1997. 1080p(By Georgio)
Full album DTS 5.1 Upmixed 2015.
published: 23 Nov 2019
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Top 10 Hits: Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist.
Throughout her career she released 5 International albums and 16 singles.
Her debut international hit "I'm Ninalu" peaked at No'1 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Norway & Spain, and was a Top-20 hit in the UK.
In 1993 her album "Kirya" was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best World Music Album" category, an achievement which to this day has not been matched by any other Israeli singer.
Ofra Haza died on February 23, 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS-related pneumonia.
published: 24 Feb 2019
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01 Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) 1988 Album Version - Ofra Haza
Signed to Sire Records, Ofra recorded „Shaday” with producers Izhar Ashdot and Wally Brill in both Tel Aviv and England, released in 1988. Her emergence onto the global stage coincided with the rise of a new genre, which quickly came to be tagged as "world beat". It became her most successful album to date, selling a million copies worldwide with its masterfully mixed dance-flavoured songs in Hebrew and English.
We provide full English translations for the mixed language songs.
Im Nin’Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) is a Hebrew poem written by a 17th century rabbi, Shalom Shabazi.
Lyrics (English translation):
Even if the doors of the generous are locked
The doors of Heaven will never be locked
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
God lives
If the doors are locked...
published: 27 Jul 2022
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OFRA HAZA Fatamorgana The Best of Ofra Haza 2020
Ofra Haza, (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist.
Of Yemenite Jewish ancestry, Haza was the ninth child, born in the poor Tel Aviv neighborhood of Hatikvah. She became an instant local, then national, success story, the subject of great pride for many Israelis of Yemenite origin.
Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano, of near-flawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease.
Inspired by a love of her Yemenite-Jewish culture, the appeal of her musical art quickly spread to a wider Middle Eastern audience, somehow bridging the divide between Israel and the Arab countries. As her career progressed, the multi-lingual Haza was able to switch between traditiona...
published: 13 Feb 2022
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Ofra Haza - Yemenite Songs (1985, Full Album)
Ofra Haza's "Yemenite Songs ( שירי תימן)" was released in 1984 by Globe Style Records (UK), with the album focusing on the Israeli pop star's interpretation of...
Ofra Haza's "Yemenite Songs ( שירי תימן)" was released in 1984 by Globe Style Records (UK), with the album focusing on the Israeli pop star's interpretation of traditional Yemenite Jewish music. The lyrics of the Yemenite songs of the Diwan draw from the devotional poetry of 16th century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi and are sung in Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic.
Subscribe for more music from around the world every Sunday.
Track list:
0:00 Im Nin'alu
5:12 Yachilvi Veyachali
8:31 A 'Salk
13:07 Tzur Mentati/Se'i Yona/Sapri Tama (Medley)
18:38 Galbi
22:46 Ode Le-Eli
26:10 Lefelach Harimon
31:08 Ayelet Chen
Album credits:
Music: Ofra Haza - Lead vocals
Benny Nagari - Arranger, conductor, music producer
Lesli Lishinski, Marvin Feinshmit - bassoon
Ilan School - Clarinet, bass clarinet
Eli Magen - Double bass
Iki Levy - Drums, congas, metal and wooden percussion, timbales
Abigail Erenheim, Benny Nagari - Flute, piccolo
Shlomo Shochat - French horn
Meril Grinberg, Herman Openstein - Oboe, English horn
Chaim Gispan - percussion (Yemenite tin & tambala)
Strings: Avraham Rosenblatt, Elchanan Bregman, Israel Berkowitch, Israela Wisser,
Rima Kaminkowski, Yigal Tuneh, Yitzchak Markowetzki, Yuval Kaminkowski
Produced: Bezalel Aloni
Musical production & arrangment: Benny Nagari
Artistic advisor: Aharon Amram
recorded and mixed: Yoav Gera
Recorded at Triton Studios, Tel Aviv, 1984.
The audio is recorded and mastered from my personal copy of the vinyl. I do not own the rights.
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_Yemenite_Songs_(1985,_Full_Album)
Ofra Haza's "Yemenite Songs ( שירי תימן)" was released in 1984 by Globe Style Records (UK), with the album focusing on the Israeli pop star's interpretation of traditional Yemenite Jewish music. The lyrics of the Yemenite songs of the Diwan draw from the devotional poetry of 16th century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi and are sung in Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic.
Subscribe for more music from around the world every Sunday.
Track list:
0:00 Im Nin'alu
5:12 Yachilvi Veyachali
8:31 A 'Salk
13:07 Tzur Mentati/Se'i Yona/Sapri Tama (Medley)
18:38 Galbi
22:46 Ode Le-Eli
26:10 Lefelach Harimon
31:08 Ayelet Chen
Album credits:
Music: Ofra Haza - Lead vocals
Benny Nagari - Arranger, conductor, music producer
Lesli Lishinski, Marvin Feinshmit - bassoon
Ilan School - Clarinet, bass clarinet
Eli Magen - Double bass
Iki Levy - Drums, congas, metal and wooden percussion, timbales
Abigail Erenheim, Benny Nagari - Flute, piccolo
Shlomo Shochat - French horn
Meril Grinberg, Herman Openstein - Oboe, English horn
Chaim Gispan - percussion (Yemenite tin & tambala)
Strings: Avraham Rosenblatt, Elchanan Bregman, Israel Berkowitch, Israela Wisser,
Rima Kaminkowski, Yigal Tuneh, Yitzchak Markowetzki, Yuval Kaminkowski
Produced: Bezalel Aloni
Musical production & arrangment: Benny Nagari
Artistic advisor: Aharon Amram
recorded and mixed: Yoav Gera
Recorded at Triton Studios, Tel Aviv, 1984.
The audio is recorded and mastered from my personal copy of the vinyl. I do not own the rights.
- published: 30 Jan 2021
- views: 172871
48:45
Ofra Haza - Queen In Exile (Full Album)
Ofra haza's unreliesed album from 1995
1 - Mata Hari 00:00 - 03:54 *
2 - Genesis 03:55 - 08:15
3 - Fatfata 08:16 - 11:55 *
4 - Queen In Exile 11:56 - 16:04
5 -...
Ofra haza's unreliesed album from 1995
1 - Mata Hari 00:00 - 03:54 *
2 - Genesis 03:55 - 08:15
3 - Fatfata 08:16 - 11:55 *
4 - Queen In Exile 11:56 - 16:04
5 - Jerusalem 16:05 - 19:45
6 - Separate Ways 19:46 - 24:02
7 - Love is A Shelter 24:03 - 28:43
8 - Sherazade 28:44 - 33:35
9 - Queen In A Dream Of Exile 33:36 - 38:08
10 - Kashmir 38:09 - 42:57
11 - Kashmir 42:58 - 48:44 *
* (From "Mata Hari" single)
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_Queen_In_Exile_(Full_Album)
Ofra haza's unreliesed album from 1995
1 - Mata Hari 00:00 - 03:54 *
2 - Genesis 03:55 - 08:15
3 - Fatfata 08:16 - 11:55 *
4 - Queen In Exile 11:56 - 16:04
5 - Jerusalem 16:05 - 19:45
6 - Separate Ways 19:46 - 24:02
7 - Love is A Shelter 24:03 - 28:43
8 - Sherazade 28:44 - 33:35
9 - Queen In A Dream Of Exile 33:36 - 38:08
10 - Kashmir 38:09 - 42:57
11 - Kashmir 42:58 - 48:44 *
* (From "Mata Hari" single)
- published: 10 Oct 2016
- views: 111843
3:30
Im Nin'Alu - Ofra Haza
Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) - Ofra Haza.
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'...
Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) - Ofra Haza.
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
You know I love you like no other
Like no other in my prayer
Chayot shehem ratzu vashavim
Miyom bri'ah nichlelu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu
Take me away I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God I need your help
Uveshesh k'nafaim s'vivim
Afim be'et yitgalgelu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Words: Rabbi Shalom Shabazi (1619-1720)
Music: Yemenite Traditional with modern instrumental arrangement
Transliteration: www.hebrewsongs.com
https://wn.com/Im_Nin'Alu_Ofra_Haza
Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) - Ofra Haza.
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
You know I love you like no other
Like no other in my prayer
Chayot shehem ratzu vashavim
Miyom bri'ah nichlelu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu
Take me away I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God I need your help
Uveshesh k'nafaim s'vivim
Afim be'et yitgalgelu
El chai
El chai
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
El chai
Im nin'alu daltei nedivim
Daltei marom lo nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Im nin'alu
Words: Rabbi Shalom Shabazi (1619-1720)
Music: Yemenite Traditional with modern instrumental arrangement
Transliteration: www.hebrewsongs.com
- published: 14 Nov 2009
- views: 15546018
3:28
Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu (1988)
Titre : Im Nin'Alu
Interprète : Ofra Haza
Année : 1988
Auteurs compositeurs : Bezalel Aloni, Izhar Ashdot
Durée : 3 m 28 s
Label : Ariola
Titre : Im Nin'Alu
Interprète : Ofra Haza
Année : 1988
Auteurs compositeurs : Bezalel Aloni, Izhar Ashdot
Durée : 3 m 28 s
Label : Ariola
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_Im_Nin'Alu_(1988)
Titre : Im Nin'Alu
Interprète : Ofra Haza
Année : 1988
Auteurs compositeurs : Bezalel Aloni, Izhar Ashdot
Durée : 3 m 28 s
Label : Ariola
- published: 11 Oct 2013
- views: 87546
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Ofra Haza - Yemenite Songs (1984)
[00:00] 01. Im Nin'Alu
[05:17] 02. Yachilvi Veyachali
[08:42] 03. A'salk
[13:24] 04. Tzur Menati
[19:08] 05. Galbi
[23:23] 06. Ode Le'Eeli
[26:53] 07. Lef...
[00:00] 01. Im Nin'Alu
[05:17] 02. Yachilvi Veyachali
[08:42] 03. A'salk
[13:24] 04. Tzur Menati
[19:08] 05. Galbi
[23:23] 06. Ode Le'Eeli
[26:53] 07. Lefelach Harimon
[31:59] 08. Ayelet Chen
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_Yemenite_Songs_(1984)
[00:00] 01. Im Nin'Alu
[05:17] 02. Yachilvi Veyachali
[08:42] 03. A'salk
[13:24] 04. Tzur Menati
[19:08] 05. Galbi
[23:23] 06. Ode Le'Eeli
[26:53] 07. Lefelach Harimon
[31:59] 08. Ayelet Chen
- published: 06 May 2021
- views: 28375
1:00:42
Ofra Haza - 1+ hour music (PART 1)
Tracklist
1. Gentle Hand 00:00
2. The Pomegranate Tree 05:24
3. Na'ama 08:14
4. Last Dance 10:49
5. Suburban Boy 13:49
6. Thanks to God 17:38
7. My Bird 21:07
8...
Tracklist
1. Gentle Hand 00:00
2. The Pomegranate Tree 05:24
3. Na'ama 08:14
4. Last Dance 10:49
5. Suburban Boy 13:49
6. Thanks to God 17:38
7. My Bird 21:07
8. Still Waiting for the One 25:34
9. Someone Always Walks With Me 29:15
10. He Was Grey 33:02
11. The Wailing Wall 36:29
12. In Galilee, in Tel Hai 40:55
13. A Night in Canaan 43:51
14. Shaday 48:09
15. Da'asa 52:46
16. Kaddish 56:17
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_1_Hour_Music_(Part_1)
Tracklist
1. Gentle Hand 00:00
2. The Pomegranate Tree 05:24
3. Na'ama 08:14
4. Last Dance 10:49
5. Suburban Boy 13:49
6. Thanks to God 17:38
7. My Bird 21:07
8. Still Waiting for the One 25:34
9. Someone Always Walks With Me 29:15
10. He Was Grey 33:02
11. The Wailing Wall 36:29
12. In Galilee, in Tel Hai 40:55
13. A Night in Canaan 43:51
14. Shaday 48:09
15. Da'asa 52:46
16. Kaddish 56:17
- published: 06 Apr 2022
- views: 6182
2:40
Top 10 Hits: Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist.
Throughout her career she released 5 I...
Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist.
Throughout her career she released 5 International albums and 16 singles.
Her debut international hit "I'm Ninalu" peaked at No'1 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Norway & Spain, and was a Top-20 hit in the UK.
In 1993 her album "Kirya" was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best World Music Album" category, an achievement which to this day has not been matched by any other Israeli singer.
Ofra Haza died on February 23, 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS-related pneumonia.
https://wn.com/Top_10_Hits_Ofra_Haza
Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist.
Throughout her career she released 5 International albums and 16 singles.
Her debut international hit "I'm Ninalu" peaked at No'1 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Norway & Spain, and was a Top-20 hit in the UK.
In 1993 her album "Kirya" was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best World Music Album" category, an achievement which to this day has not been matched by any other Israeli singer.
Ofra Haza died on February 23, 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS-related pneumonia.
- published: 24 Feb 2019
- views: 10941
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01 Im Nin'Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) 1988 Album Version - Ofra Haza
Signed to Sire Records, Ofra recorded „Shaday” with producers Izhar Ashdot and Wally Brill in both Tel Aviv and England, released in 1988. Her emergence onto th...
Signed to Sire Records, Ofra recorded „Shaday” with producers Izhar Ashdot and Wally Brill in both Tel Aviv and England, released in 1988. Her emergence onto the global stage coincided with the rise of a new genre, which quickly came to be tagged as "world beat". It became her most successful album to date, selling a million copies worldwide with its masterfully mixed dance-flavoured songs in Hebrew and English.
We provide full English translations for the mixed language songs.
Im Nin’Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) is a Hebrew poem written by a 17th century rabbi, Shalom Shabazi.
Lyrics (English translation):
Even if the doors of the generous are locked
The doors of Heaven will never be locked
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
God lives
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
You know I love you
Like no other
Like no other
In my prayer
The living creatures ran and returned
They were there from the day of Genesis
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
If the doors are locked
Take me away, I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God, I need your help
And the six-winged cherubs surround Him
Whirling in His honor
God lives
God lives
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
Even if the doors of the generous are locked
The doors of Heaven will never be locked
https://wn.com/01_Im_Nin'Alu_(If_The_Doors_Are_Locked)_1988_Album_Version_Ofra_Haza
Signed to Sire Records, Ofra recorded „Shaday” with producers Izhar Ashdot and Wally Brill in both Tel Aviv and England, released in 1988. Her emergence onto the global stage coincided with the rise of a new genre, which quickly came to be tagged as "world beat". It became her most successful album to date, selling a million copies worldwide with its masterfully mixed dance-flavoured songs in Hebrew and English.
We provide full English translations for the mixed language songs.
Im Nin’Alu (If The Doors Are Locked) is a Hebrew poem written by a 17th century rabbi, Shalom Shabazi.
Lyrics (English translation):
Even if the doors of the generous are locked
The doors of Heaven will never be locked
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
God lives
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
You know I love you
Like no other
Like no other
In my prayer
The living creatures ran and returned
They were there from the day of Genesis
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
If the doors are locked
Take me away, I need your help
Somebody cries within the herd
Oh my God, I need your help
And the six-winged cherubs surround Him
Whirling in His honor
God lives
God lives
If the doors are locked
If the doors are locked
God lives
Even if the doors of the generous are locked
The doors of Heaven will never be locked
- published: 27 Jul 2022
- views: 6364
4:39
OFRA HAZA Fatamorgana The Best of Ofra Haza 2020
Ofra Haza, (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist.
Of Yemenite Jewish ancestry, Haza ...
Ofra Haza, (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist.
Of Yemenite Jewish ancestry, Haza was the ninth child, born in the poor Tel Aviv neighborhood of Hatikvah. She became an instant local, then national, success story, the subject of great pride for many Israelis of Yemenite origin.
Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano, of near-flawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease.
Inspired by a love of her Yemenite-Jewish culture, the appeal of her musical art quickly spread to a wider Middle Eastern audience, somehow bridging the divide between Israel and the Arab countries. As her career progressed, the multi-lingual Haza was able to switch between traditional and more commercial singing styles without jeopardising her credibility. The music, too, fused elements of Eastern and Western instrumentation, orchestration and dance-beat. Success was to follow in Europe and the US; during her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold albums.
-International artist-
Her greatest international recognition came with the single "Im Nin'Alu", taken from the album Shaday (1988), which won the New Music Award for Best International Album of the Year. The song topped the Eurochart (Europe's equivalent to the American Billboard charts) for two weeks in June that year and was on heavy rotation on MTV channels across the continent. For years to come, this song would be extensively re-released, re-mixed and sampled, for example on Coldcut's remix of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full." The single made only a brief appearance in the UK top 40 singles chart, but became a dancefloor favorite across Europe and the USA, topping the German charts for nine weeks. Subsequent singles were also given the dance-beat / MTV-style video treatment, most notably, "Galbi", "Daw Da Hiya" and "Mata Hari", but none quite matched the runaway success of her first hit. "Im Nin' Alu" would go on to be featured on an in-game radio playlist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, released in 2005.
Haza also received critical acclaim for the albums Fifty Gates of Wisdom (1988), Desert Wind (1989), Kirya (1992), Ofra Haza (1997) and for her collection of children's songs, L'Yeladim (1982).
Kirya (co-produced by Don Was) received a Grammy nomination.
In 1994, Haza released her first Hebrew album in seven years, Kol Haneshama (The Whole Soul). Though not an initial chart success, the album produced one of her biggest hits to date, "Le'orech Hayam" (Along The Sea). The song did not have any substantial chart success upon its release to radio but became an anthem after Haza performed it on the assembly in memorial to deceased Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a week after he was assassinated. Radio stations around the country started playing it and people took notice. Its lyrics became even more symbolic following Haza's own death in 2000.
https://wn.com/Ofra_Haza_Fatamorgana_The_Best_Of_Ofra_Haza_2020
Ofra Haza, (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist.
Of Yemenite Jewish ancestry, Haza was the ninth child, born in the poor Tel Aviv neighborhood of Hatikvah. She became an instant local, then national, success story, the subject of great pride for many Israelis of Yemenite origin.
Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano, of near-flawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease.
Inspired by a love of her Yemenite-Jewish culture, the appeal of her musical art quickly spread to a wider Middle Eastern audience, somehow bridging the divide between Israel and the Arab countries. As her career progressed, the multi-lingual Haza was able to switch between traditional and more commercial singing styles without jeopardising her credibility. The music, too, fused elements of Eastern and Western instrumentation, orchestration and dance-beat. Success was to follow in Europe and the US; during her singing career, she earned many platinum and gold albums.
-International artist-
Her greatest international recognition came with the single "Im Nin'Alu", taken from the album Shaday (1988), which won the New Music Award for Best International Album of the Year. The song topped the Eurochart (Europe's equivalent to the American Billboard charts) for two weeks in June that year and was on heavy rotation on MTV channels across the continent. For years to come, this song would be extensively re-released, re-mixed and sampled, for example on Coldcut's remix of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full." The single made only a brief appearance in the UK top 40 singles chart, but became a dancefloor favorite across Europe and the USA, topping the German charts for nine weeks. Subsequent singles were also given the dance-beat / MTV-style video treatment, most notably, "Galbi", "Daw Da Hiya" and "Mata Hari", but none quite matched the runaway success of her first hit. "Im Nin' Alu" would go on to be featured on an in-game radio playlist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, released in 2005.
Haza also received critical acclaim for the albums Fifty Gates of Wisdom (1988), Desert Wind (1989), Kirya (1992), Ofra Haza (1997) and for her collection of children's songs, L'Yeladim (1982).
Kirya (co-produced by Don Was) received a Grammy nomination.
In 1994, Haza released her first Hebrew album in seven years, Kol Haneshama (The Whole Soul). Though not an initial chart success, the album produced one of her biggest hits to date, "Le'orech Hayam" (Along The Sea). The song did not have any substantial chart success upon its release to radio but became an anthem after Haza performed it on the assembly in memorial to deceased Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a week after he was assassinated. Radio stations around the country started playing it and people took notice. Its lyrics became even more symbolic following Haza's own death in 2000.
- published: 13 Feb 2022
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