Yair Dalal

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Yair Dalal

mizrahi traditional folk
Israel
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Iraqi-Israeli musician Yair Dalal was a prolific composer, violinist, and oud player dedicated to building bridges of music between the different cultures his heritage bound him to. Dalal was born in 1955 to Iraqi-born parents who had recently immigrated to Israel. He was raised in Israel on a kibbutz, and grew up studying violin in the Western mode. In 1982, a performance with Bedouin musicians in the Sinai led Dalal to look into his own heritage for musical inspiration. Dalal developed a synthesis of Arabic and Jewish sounds, and used his music to campaign for peace between the two cultures. The '90s saw numerous releases from Dalal, both as a soloist and with the Al Ol Ensemble. He continued to expand his musical language, drawing on the music of the desert and mixing its strings and melodies with instrumentation and influences from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Dalal was also tireless peace advocate. In 1994, he performed in Oslo at a celebration to honor the first anniversary of the peace accords with a chorus of Palestinian, Israeli, and Norwegian children. The performance illustrated Dalal's commitment not only to the universal power of music, but to its ability to unite cultures and communities in strife. In 2002, he was nominated by the BBC World Service for a BBC Radio 3 World Music Award. While he did not take the award home, the nomination validated Dalal's work as both a musician and an advocate for peace. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

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Israel Tel Aviv
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Israel Jerusalem
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Turkey Istanbul
123 listeners
Chile Santiago
99 listeners
Brazil São Paulo
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Popular Tracks

163 tracks
1
Baburi

Baburi

Jun 27, 2003

215,329

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2
Cuando el Rey Nimrod (Séfarade)

Cuando el Rey Nimrod (Séfarade)

Jul 1, 2013

166,680

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3
Remembrance

Remembrance

Jun 27, 2003

159,256

streams

4
Sigala

Sigala

Jul 28, 2011

155,855

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5
Ahava Yeshana (Old Love)

Ahava Yeshana (Old Love)

Jun 27, 2003

139,491

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6
Change

Change

Oct 15, 2012

88,301

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7
סולו עראק 2019

סולו עראק 2019

Jul 31, 2019

82,791

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8
Resistance

Resistance

Jun 27, 2003

70,657

streams

9
Dök Zülfünü meyoana gel / Tanburi Mustafa Çavuş (Ottoman)

Dök Zülfünü meyoana gel / Tanburi Mustafa Çavuş (Ottoman)

Dec 16, 2013

67,762

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Khadri El Chai

Khadri El Chai

Jan 25, 2019

60,092

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Releases

19 releases
Yair Dalal

Yair Dalal

2024

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Folklorica Records
Andy Teirstein: Restless Nation

Andy Teirstein: Restless Nation

2022

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Navona
Andy Teirstein: Restless Nation

Andy Teirstein: Restless Nation

2022

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Navona
My Old Love

My Old Love

2021

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Yair Dalal & the Lobo Blues Band under exclusive license to Third Ear Music
לובו בלוז

לובו בלוז

2021

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Yair Dalal & the Lobo Blues Band under exclusive license to Third Ear Music
נתתי לך הכל

נתתי לך הכל

2021

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Yair Dalal & the Lobo Blues Band under exclusive license to Third Ear Music
Death Don't Have No Mercy

Death Don't Have No Mercy

2021

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Yair Dalal & the Lobo Blues Band under exclusive license to Third Ear Music
סולו עראק 2019

סולו עראק 2019

2019

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Yair Dalal under exclusive license to Third Ear Music
Lullabies from Exile

Lullabies from Exile

2014

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Najema Music & Magda Music for Third Ear Music
Said Kal Regel

Said Kal Regel

2014

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