Haza herself sang from an early age and was a soloist in her local school choir. November 19, 1957 february 23, 2000 was an israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. They were raised in a masorti household in the hatikva quarter, then an impoverished neighborhood of tel aviv at age 12, haza joined a local theater troupe, and. Ofra haza ofra haza limited edition mp3 album download. The album was produced by frank peterson of enigma and gregorian, recorded both in hamburg as well as at legendary abbey road studios in london, and includes the single release show me, an updated version of im nin alu, songs cowritten by peterson, haza and manager bezalel aloni as well as a cover. Song information for yerushalayim shel zahav jerusalem of gold gevetron ofra haza on allmusic. He staged many of his productions around haza, and later became her manager and mentor. Ofra haza married doron ashkenazi in 1997, who died in 2001 of an overdose of crystallized cocaine. Hazas music is known as a mixture of traditional and commercial singing styles, fusing elements of eastern.
Her mother, already a singer in yemen, would often perform at family celebrations. Both volumes contain some great previously unreleased songs. Ofra haza download high quality complete mp3 albums. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
The song is considered by many as israels unofficial national anthem, since the city is the spiritual heart of the nation, both historically and currently. Yerushalayim shel zahav veshel nehoshet veshel or halo lekhol shirayich ani kinnor jerusalem of gold, and of bronze, and of light behold i am a violin for all your songs. Ofra haza sings chai at the 1983 eurovision song contest. Listen to ofra haza soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 59 tracks. Batsheva ofra haza was born in tel aviv, israel, to yemenijewish parents who immigrated to israel. Ofra haza was born on november 19, 1957 in tel aviv, israel as batsheva ofra haza.
She was the youngest of nine children six sisters and two brothers to yefet and shoshana haza. Her voice has been described as mezzosoprano, of nearflawless tonal quality, capable of lending itself to a variety of musical styles with apparent ease. Jerusalem of gold yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza. Batsheva ofra haza was born the youngest of nine children, to a yemenite jewish family, in the hatikva quarter, an impoverished neighborhood of tel aviv. This is a song that is as close to the national anthem of jerusalem as one can come. Can somebody please help me search the artist of this song. Leonardo goncalves yerushalayim shel zahav legendado.
One of israels most popular and famous daughters, the singer ofra haza made an enormous contribution to israels popular music culture during her short life and her music formed an important bridge beween israeli and arabic music lovers. November 19, 1957 february 23, 2000 was an israeli singer of yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist. Jerusalem of gold yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza with english lyrics. See more ideas about ofra haza, beautiful voice and singer.
Ofra haza is the eponymous 1997 album by israeli singer ofra haza. Yerushalayim shel zahav veshel nechoshet veshel or halo lechol shirayich ani kinor. This set along with greatest hits volume two offer a great compilation of most of ofra hazas best songs, as well as songs previously released only as 45 singles. In 1969, at the age of 12, haza joined a local theater troupe, and manager bezalel aloni spotted her singing talent. Ofra haza greatest hits, volume one, is a beautiful and excellent 3 cd collection of 59 songs. Batsheva ofra hazaashkenazi, known professionally as ofra haza was an israeli singer, actress and grammy awardnominee recording artist, commonly known as. Yerushalayim shel zahav jerusalem of gold israel365. Welcome to the official website of ofra haza, an israeli and international singer who brought much honour to israeli and world music. Discovered at the age of 12 by bezalel aloni, who became her manager, haza recorded a number of albums that enjoyed gold and platinum sales in israel. Spouse 1 doron ashkenazi 15 july 1997 23 february 2000 her death trade mark 1.
Originally released 3 weeks before the six day war, it became a battle cry during the war and originally contained lyrics describing the 2000 years of jewish longing. Yerushalayim shel zahav foi composta pela cantora e compositora nascida na galileia, naomi shemer ou nomi shemer em 1967. Ofra haza yerushalaim shel zahav subtitles english. Ive heard a more mesmerizing rendition of yerushalayim shel zahav than hazas. She was a mainstream international star and her greatest international recognition came with the single im ninalu, taken from the album shaday 1988, which won the new music award for best international album of the year. Stream tracks and playlists from ofra haza on your desktop or mobile device.
Batsheva ofra hazaashkenazi, known professionally as ofra haza was an israeli singer, actress and grammy awardnominee recording artist, commonly known as the israeli madonna, or madonna of the east. Haza, ofra osefmanginat halev greatest hits amazon. Jerusalem of gold yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza with english lyrics by yael lavie. Brought up in the slums of tel aviv she was spotted singing at the age of 12 by local impresario bezalel aloni and began performing in. Ofra haza jerusalem of gold full version go happier. She was born 19 november 1957 in tel aviv, israel and died 23 february 2000 in ramat gan, israel of an aids related illness. Yerushalayim shel zahav learn jewish songs, download. She died on february 23, 2000 in ramat gan, israel. Ofra represented israel in the eurovision song contest in germany in 1983 with the song chai alive and finished second with six points disparity. Jerusalem of gold is an israeli song written by naomi shemer. Ofra haza was born on november 19, 1957 in the hatikvah quarter of tel aviv to parents who had immigrated from yemen with their eight sons and daughters. Yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza live jerusalem of gold. Yerushalayim shel zahav jerusalem of gold, composed by naomi shemer, became one of israels most famous. The original song described the jewish peoples 2000.
O fra haza performs yerushalayim shel zahav jerusalem of gold. Yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza phonetically subtitled in hebrew debora0612. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The late israeli singer ofra haza sang one of the most popular versions of the song at. T he day ofra haza died was actually the second time israel had been plunged into a state of mourning for her. Naomi shemer 19302004 composed this beautiful song in 1967. Learn to sing yerushalayim shel zahav jerusalem of gold, by naomi shemer click here to scroll down to the recordings. Eicha yavshu borot hamayim kikkar hashuk reikah veein poked et har habayit bair haattikah how the cisterns have dried the marketplace is empty and no one frequents. Jerusalem of gold yerushalayim shel zahav ofra haza with. Stream ofra haza fel shara by tabibbay from desktop or your mobile device.
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