Salute to Israel

New York City in the 1960s gave birth to an exciting Israeli music scene that included the Feenjon and El Avram clubs. The clubs’ house bands included musicians fluent in Israeli, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Moroccan, and Russian melody, rhythm, and song art. This recording brings together both the Feenjon Group and the El Avram Group and features special guests such as Margalit, one of Israel’s most prominent vocalists. The music is a reflection of the human experience in Israel—nostalgia, longing, insecurity, and triumph. Songs are in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Arabic.

Track Listing

101	Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses)	The Feenjon Group	03:34
102	Hallelujah	Margalit Ankory with Ensemble conducted by Yoel Sharr	02:10
103	Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)	Margalit Ankory	04:13
104	Chiribim	The Feenjon Group	02:07
105	Bedumiya (In the Stillness of Autumn)	El Avram Group	02:59
106	Migdalim (Towers of the Fortress)	The Feenjon Group	01:30
107	Eyfo Hem (Where are They?)	Margalit Ankory with Ensemble conducted by Yoel Sharr	04:03
108	Bei Mein Rebbe Is Givaizin A Ganayva (There Was a Robbery at My Rabbi's)	The Feenjon Group	01:25
109	Od Shanah (Gypsy Vagabond)	El Avram Group	03:31
110	Bashana Haba'ah (Any Time of the Year)	El Avram Group	03:21
111	Lomer Alleh Zingen (Let's All Sing)	The Feenjon Group	03:40
112	Mach, Mach (Come, Come)	The Feenjon Group	02:59
113	Rachel	The Feenjon Group	03:15
114	Aina Zorga (Blue Eyes)	The Feenjon Group	04:26
115	Bo Chayal Shel Shokolad (Chocolate Soldier)	El Avram Group	02:57
116	Aravah Wasteland (The Desert Plains)	The Feenjon Group	02:09
117	Ani Zocher (Waiting for You)	El Avram Group	04:12