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DAVID BROZA ~ LA MUJER QUE YO QUIERO (25TH ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED EDITION) NMC (ISRAEL) 20928 (Barcode: 7290011998882) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1982 - 1983 Released: 2009 3rd album by Israeli singer / songwriter / guitarist David BrozaFind albums by this artist, one of the country’s most prominent and active musicians since the 1970s, which brought Broza unprecedented success and fame on the Israeli music scene. Broza, born in Haifa, grew up in Spain and England and returned to Israel for his military service. His Spanish cultural roots and his Flamenco acoustic guitar style are a most significant factor in his approach to music, but those surfaced for the first time on this magnificent album, since his earlier recordings were mostly Rock oriented. During the late 1970s and early 1980s Broza participated in many projects, including the splendid Sixteenth LambFind albums by this artist, cooperating closely with poet / lyricist Jonathan GeffenFind albums by this artist. The story behind this album is quite interesting: Following Broza’s experiences during the war in Lebanon, he suffered a severe nervous breakdown and dropped out from the music scene. His wife persuaded him to pick up his guitar and start working again, asking him to create Hebrew versions of the Spanish love songs, which he sang to her during their courtship. Broza enlisted the help of his friend Geffen, who transcribed (translated would be inaccurate, as Geffen had no knowledge of Spanish and created the lyrics based on Broza’s impressions of them) the song’s lyrics in to Hebrew. The resulting album turned out to be one of the most impressive music projects ever recorded in Israel, with exquisite arrangements, beautiful instrumentation and superb vocal delivery. The original songs were written by some of Spain’s best composers / lyricist, including Joan Manuel SerratFind albums by this artist, Paco IbanezFind albums by this artist, Frederico Garcia LorcaFind albums by this artist and others. Broza truly understands and loves this music and his talent comes to full fruition, presenting him as he truly is – an outstanding performer. One original song by Broza was also included on the album. Soon after its release, the album turned out to be a hysteric bestseller, which is quite surprising, as its high quality (both musical and lyrical) is definitely far from being populist in any sense. As a result of the album’s success Broza toured the country for about a year, performing the songs from the album as well as many of his earlier songs. The final concert of the tour, recorded live, is enclosed in this beautiful Box Set on two bonus CDs with almost three hours of music. This album is perfect in every respect and this spectacular, beautifully packaged Box Set is a proper homage to the achievements of Israeli music. Essential stuff!

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