Ariel Zilber

Ariel Zilber (; born September 23, 1943) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer.

Biography

Ariel Zilber was born in Tel Aviv. His mother, Bracha Zefira, was a popular singer of Yemenite Jewish origin and his father, Ben Ami Zilber, played the violin in the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. After losing part of a foot while playing with explosives in his room, he was expelled from the school and returned to his parents in Tel Aviv, where he began studying the trumpet. For example, in 2007, he participated in a campaign for the release of Yigal Amir, who assassinated Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin.

Music career In the 1970s, he established the innovative rock band Tamuz, with Shalom Hanoch, and later headed the group Brosh. His songs "Rutzi, Shmulik Koreh Lach" ("Run, Shmulik Is Calling You"), "Ani Shochev Li Al Hagav" ("Lying on My Back"), "Ten Li Koach" ("Give Me Strength"), "Milliard Sinim" ("A Billion Chinese") and others were known for their amusing, somewhat bizarre lyrics.

In the 1980s, he launched a solo career. His music spans various genres, from rock, pop, hip-hop and Arab music to Ethiopian-inspired music. His album "Ha'atalef Vehatarnigol" ("The Bat and the Rooster") included four Hasidic melodies composed by Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburgh. In 2016, Zilber was honored with the lifetime achievement award of the Israeli Union of Performing Artists.

Discography

Albums Rutzi Shmulik, 1976 Ariel Zilber and the Brosh Band, 1978 Ariel Zilber, 1982 Ariel Zilber, CD, 1983 Ba Da Di Dia, 1988 Two weeks in a foreign city, 1991 Smoke Screen, 1999 Anabel, 2005 Politically Correct, 2008 The Bat and the Rooster (Ha'atalef Vehatarnigol), 2013 Someone (Mishehu), 2016