"Im Nin'alu" (אם ננעלו) (English: If the gates are locked) is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been placed to music and sung by Israeli singer Ofra Haza and others. Haza first performed this song with the Shechunat Hatikva Workshop Theatre, appearing on television on IBA's General Television in 1978. The original version was included on the 1984 album Yemenite Songs, also known as Fifty Gates of Wisdom. The remixed version was part of her international debut Shaday of 1988. "In Nin'alu" went on to become famous in Europe w… read more
"Im Nin'alu" (אם ננעלו) (English: If the gates are locked) is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been placed t… read more
"Im Nin'alu" (אם ננעלו) (English: If the gates are locked) is a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. It has been placed to music and sung by Israeli singer Of… read more
עפרה חזה {Ofra Haza} (1957-2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. Born on the 19th November 1957, the youngest of nine children, in the poor Tel Aviv suburb of Hatikvah, she became a local and then national success story, the subject of great pride for many Israelis of Yemenite origin. Inspired by a love of her Yemenite-Jewish culture, the appeal of her musical art quickly spread to a wider Middle Eastern audience, somehow bridging the divide between Israel and the Arab countries. As her career progressed, the mult… read more
עפרה חזה {Ofra Haza} (1957-2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. Born on the 19th November 1957, the youngest of nine c… read more
עפרה חזה {Ofra Haza} (1957-2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. Born on the 19th November 1957, the youngest of nine children, in the poor Tel Aviv suburb of Hatikv… read more