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EPHRAIM & ASTAR SHAMIR ~ EPHRAIM & ASTAR SHAMIR NMC (ISRAEL) 82076 (Barcode: 7290003300389) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1977 Released: 1993 This little known gem of Israeli music was the first album by Ephraim ShamirFind albums by this artist (freshly out of KaveretFind albums by this artist) and his (then) wife Astar ShamirFind albums by this artist. The list of musicians reads like a who`s who of Israeli Rock at that time, including such names as Yoni RechterFind albums by this artist, Shem Tov LevyFind albums by this artist, Alon OleartchikFind albums by this artist and the best Israeli jazz players such as Morton KammFind albums by this artist on saxophones and Aharon KaminskyFind albums by this artist on drums. In short the entire Israeli music community helped the newly wed to create one of the best ever Israeli Prog albums, with hounting melodies and superb arrangements. Astar is considered the pioneering Israeli singer to perform her own material and her beautiful voice is well documented here, as are some of her excellent songs (the rest of the material is mostly written by Ephraim). Definitely worth checking out!

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