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Various Artists - Release Date: February 21, 2006
- Type: Collection (various artists), Enhanced CD-ROM
- Genre: World
Review
Listening to the collection, you have to wonder if Israel's music scene is as moribund as it's portrayed. Many of the best cuts, such as those by the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra or Yair Dalal, owe a huge debt to Arab music, showing how broad Semitic culture is, but not giving a real clue to Israel's own identity. Granted, Israel is a very young country, but its heritage is ancient. And that history helps two of the best tracks, Chava Alberstein's Yiddish "Margaritkalach" and Yasmin Levy's Sehpardic "Locura," which show two of the major strains of the Jewish Diaspora. Also includes tracks by the late Ofra Haza, arguably the biggest international star to emerge from Israel, Zehava Ben, Hadag Nahash, with ahip-hop-lite "Kamti." ~ Chris Nickson, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Yesh Li Havera | (3:04) | ||
| Ode Le-Eli | Ofra Haza | (3:32) | |
| Dezile al Mi Amor | Traditional | (3:09) | |
| Blessings for the New Year | The Idan Raichel Project | (3:35) | |
| Abadai | (3:26) | ||
| Atzlano Kafar Todrah | (5:44) | ||
| Margaritkalach | Chava Alberstein | (5:21) | |
| Rooti | Traditional | Arik Einstein | (3:06) |
| Locura (Madness) | Yasmin Levy | (5:40) | |
| Sika Rondo | (5:40) | ||
| Silan | Yair Dalal | Yair Dalal | (9:24) |
| Habibi Dyali | Traditional | Emil Zrihan | (7:24) |
| Melech Amiti | (3:29) | ||
| Kamti | (6:07) | ||
| [Untitled Track] |
