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Arik (Arieh) Einstein (born January 3, 1939) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
.

Einstein was a vocalist for Batzal Yarok (Green Onion
Green Onion (band)

Green Onion was a theatre and entertainment troupe, founded in 1957 by The Nahal Band graduates. Until its disbandment in 1961, the group made five shows....
), Shleeshiyat Gesher Hayarkon (Yarkon Bridge Trio) and Hahalonot Hagvohim (The High Windows
The High Windows

The High Windows was an Israeli Pop music group, founded by Arik Einstein, Shmulik Kraus and Josie Katz. The band was active during the 1960s, released one album and a few extra tracks....
). His collaboration with Shalom Hanoch
Shalom Hanoch

Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli Rock music singer, lyricist and composer, considered one of the founders of Israeli rock. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music in general, both as a soloist and as member of several groups....
 and the Churchills
The Churchills

The Churchills is an Israel band founded in 1965, and was active until the mid-70s. It was a part of the rhythm bands scene that were active in Israel in the 70s, especially in Ramla....
 planted the seeds for the first Israeli rock albums. He dominated the nascent Israeli Bohemia scene along with his best friend, Uri Zohar
Uri Zohar

Rabbi Uri Zohar founded and heads Lev LeAchim. He was a famous Israeli film director, actor, and comedian prior to becoming a baal teshuva.He was one of the most influential film-makers in Israeli cinema....
. Arik Einstein's influence has been so profound that virtually all Israeli pop music can be traced back to musical projects in which he participated.






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Arik (Arieh) Einstein (born January 3, 1939) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
.

Einstein was a vocalist for Batzal Yarok (Green Onion
Green Onion (band)

Green Onion was a theatre and entertainment troupe, founded in 1957 by The Nahal Band graduates. Until its disbandment in 1961, the group made five shows....
), Shleeshiyat Gesher Hayarkon (Yarkon Bridge Trio) and Hahalonot Hagvohim (The High Windows
The High Windows

The High Windows was an Israeli Pop music group, founded by Arik Einstein, Shmulik Kraus and Josie Katz. The band was active during the 1960s, released one album and a few extra tracks....
). His collaboration with Shalom Hanoch
Shalom Hanoch

Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli Rock music singer, lyricist and composer, considered one of the founders of Israeli rock. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music in general, both as a soloist and as member of several groups....
 and the Churchills
The Churchills

The Churchills is an Israel band founded in 1965, and was active until the mid-70s. It was a part of the rhythm bands scene that were active in Israel in the 70s, especially in Ramla....
 planted the seeds for the first Israeli rock albums. He dominated the nascent Israeli Bohemia scene along with his best friend, Uri Zohar
Uri Zohar

Rabbi Uri Zohar founded and heads Lev LeAchim. He was a famous Israeli film director, actor, and comedian prior to becoming a baal teshuva.He was one of the most influential film-makers in Israeli cinema....
. Arik Einstein's influence has been so profound that virtually all Israeli pop music can be traced back to musical projects in which he participated. He managed to infuse the new styles of Rock and Pop with a deep Israeli flavor.

Einstein wrote many of the songs that he performed, among them Ani VeAta (Me and You), Sa Le'at (Drive Slowly), Yoshev Al HaGader (Sitting on the Fence), Ima Sheli (My Mother) and Uf Gozal (Fly, Little Nestling).

Biography

Arik Einstein was born in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
, to Yaakov Einstein, a theatre performer. He was a member of Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair

Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist-Zionism youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia , Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine....
, left-wing Zionist youth movement. Einstein was Israel's Israeli junior champion for high jump
High jump

The high jump is an athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices....
. His father urged him to audition for an army entertainment troupe, and he was accepted into the Nahal Brigade
Nahal

Nahal is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Historically, it refers to a program that combines military service and establishment of new agricultural settlements, often in outlying areas....
 troupe.

In 1959, after his release from the IDF, Einstein joined the Green Onion band and the Sambation theatre. In 1960, he released his first solo album. He sang in a band under the pseudonym
Pseudonym

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 "Ari Goren." In the Yarkon Bridge Trio, he performed with Yehoram Gaon
Yehoram Gaon

Yehoram Gaon, informally spelled Yoram Gaon is an Israeli singer and actor. He was born in Jerusalem to a Sephardic Jewish family....
, Benny Amdursky and later Israel Gurion. In 1964, he played in the comedy film Sallah Shabbati, along with Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol , often billed simply as Topol, is one of the most famous Israeli theater and film performers....
, who was also from the Green Onion band.

In 1966, Einstein released the album Shar Bishvilekh (Singing for You) and joined The High Windows, where he performed pop songs.

In 1968, Einstein released his album Mazal Gdi (Capricorn), which was not very successful. He therefore looked for a new tune, and went on to produce the album Puzi with the Churchills, considered the first Israeli rock album.

Einstein was part of the early 1970s TV series Lool (Chicken Coop), a sketch and song show with an original format and a creative cast. The show had an off-the-wall sense of humor not unlike Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python?s Flying Circus is a BBC sketch comedy programme from the Monty Python comedy team, and the group's initial claim to fame. The show was noted for its surreality, Wiktionary:risqu? or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags, and sketches without punchlines....
. However, it also featured songs written by some of the most prominent poets and performed by some of the best singers Israel has ever produced. In spite of the fact that it had only four parts, it remains a cult-show to this day. The show, as well as movies such as Shablool (Snail), showcased Einstein both as a first line singer and comedian.

Einstein continues to write songs and release albums. In 2004, he released Shtei Gitarot Bas Tupim (Two Guitars, Bass, Drums).

Discography (incomplete)

  • 1966 - "Shar bishvileh" (Singing for you)
  • 1968 - "Yashan vegamHadash" (Old and New)
  • 1968 - "Mazal Gdi" (Capricornus)
  • 1969 - "Puzi"
  • 1970 - "Shablul" (Snail)
  • 1970 - "Plastelina"
  • 1971 - "Shirey Yeladim" (Kids' Songs)
  • 1971 - "Badeshe etzel Avigdor" (At Avigdor's on the grass)
  • 1972 - "Yasmin" (Jasmin)
  • 1973 - "Hashanim Harishonot" (The First Years)
  • 1973 - "Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova" (Good Old Land of Israel)
  • 1974 - "Sa leat" (Drive slowly)
  • 1975 - "Shirim" (Songs)
  • 1976 - "Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova bet" (Good Old Land of Israel part 2)
  • 1976 - "Yeladim" (Kids)
  • 1976 - "Haahava panim rabot la" (Love has many faces)
  • 1977 - "Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova Gimel" (Good Old Land of Israel part 3)
  • 1978 - "Leket" (Medley)
  • 1978 - "Yeladudes" (Kidoes)
  • 1980 - "Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova-Meshirey Sasha Argov" (Good Old Land of Israel-Sasha Argov's Songs)
  • 1980 - "Hamush Bemishkafaim" (Armed With Glasses)
  • 1981 - "Leket Leyladim" (Collection for Kids)
  • 1982 - "Yoshev Al Hagader" (Sitting on the Fence)
  • 1983 - "Shavir" (Fragile)
  • 1984 - "Pesek Zman" (Time Out)
  • 1984 - "Nostalgia-Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova" (Nostalgia-Good Old Land of Israel)
  • 1985 - "Totzeret Haaretz" (Made in Israel)
  • 1986 - "Ohev Lihiyot Babait" (Love Being Home)
  • 1987 - "Al Gvul Haor" (On the Boundary of the Light)
  • 1988 - "meshirey Avraham Halfi" (Avraham Halfi's Songs)
  • 1989 - "hashanim Harishonot" (The First Years)
  • 1989 - "Haiti Paam Yeled" (I was a Boy once)
  • 1992 - "Nostalgia-Eretz Yisrael Hayeshana veHatova" (Nostalgia-Good Old Land of Israel)
  • 1992 - "Haarye, Hayona, veTarnegolet Kchula" (The Lion, The Dove, and a Blue Chicken)
  • 1995 - "Yesh bi Ahava" (Filled With Love)
  • 1996 - "Ktzat lakahat Hazara" (Take Back a Little)
  • 1997 - "Lean Parchu Haparparim" (Where Have the Butterflies Gone)
  • 1999 - "Muscat" (Muscat-types of grapes)
  • 2002 - "Yahsan vegam Hadash-remastered" (Old and New)
  • 2002 - "Shemesh Retuva" (Wet Sun)
  • 2004 - "Shablool-remastered" (Snail)
  • 2004 - "Shtei Gitarot, Bass, Tupim" (Two gitars, bass, drums)
  • 2006 - "Rega'im" (Moments)
  • 2007 - "Kol Ha Tov Shebaolam" (All the good things in the world)


With the High Windows:
  • 1966 - "Hahalonot hagvohim" (The High Windows)

External links

  • [https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054006.html Lion in Winter]