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  | ROOSTERS ~ FIRST ALBUM / SECOND ALBUM (EXPANDED EDITION)
HED ARZI 64540 (Barcode: 7293372454097) ~ ISRAEL ~ Pop & Rock
Recorded: 1961 - 1963 Released: 2005
This album collects the entire recording output by the legendary Israeli ensemble The RoostersFind albums by this artist (HaTarnegolim in Hebrew), which was the absolute "super-group" of the first generation of the Israeli entertainment scene in the early 1960s. The group was directed by Naomi PolaniFind albums by this artist, a strict and tyrannical but highly professional and talented artistic director, who managed to bring the ensemble to incredible tightness, with perfect vocal harmonies and theatrical presentation of their repertoire, which was years ahead of its time and far better and more ambitious that anything else created in the country at the time. The songs performed by the group were composed by the best Israel songwriters at the lime, like Moshe VilenskiFind albums by this artist and Alexander ArgovFind albums by this artist, and in time became an integral part of the Israeli cultural Pantheon. The ensemble had two lineups, each recording just one album, both are included here. The list of the ensemble members reads like the who´s who of the Israeli entertainment history and includes also their accordion player Tuval PeterFind albums by this artist, an incredibly talented musician, who singlehandedly accompanied the singers during their performances. The music is very hard to categorize, as it is truly a uniquely Israeli mixture of Eastern European song motifs, French chansonette, Middle Eastern melancholy and many other influences. These were the days when the country of Israel, the Israeli Nation and Israeli culture were being created, from scratch. The ensemble and its music had an enormous influence on the future of Israeli music, which was lucky to have such firm ground to learn from and emulate. This is timeless music of course, which lost absolutely nothing of its beauty, perfection and strength over the years. A classic!
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