Shem Tov Levi
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Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | February 4, 1950
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Years active | 1969–present |
Shem Tov Levi (Hebrew: שם טוב לוי, born 4 February 1950) is an Israeli singer, pianist, flautist and composer. He was a member of the famous Israeli group Ktzat Acheret.[1][2]
During his long career, Levy has released solo albums, alongside working with many musicians, including Arik Einstein,[3] Esther Ofarim,[4] Yehudit Ravitz, Rivka Zohar, Arik Sinai, Yitzhak Klepter, Gidi Gov, Ofra Haza, Dikla, Shlomo Gronich.
Biography[edit]
He studied at Tel Aviv University and Berklee College of Music in Boston. He started his professional career as a composer, after having written two songs which appeared on Arik Einstein's 1972 album "Jasmine". Later they had collaborative albums together. In the 70s he was a member of the rock groups קצת אחרת (Ktzat Acheret, Hebrew for "A Little Different") and Sheshet.[5][failed verification]
He has recorded a lot of solo and collaborative albums spanning pop, rock, folk and jazz, as well as leading his own jazz and folk ensemble.
References[edit]
- ^ Ben Shalev (8 June 2012). "Four Decades of Shem Tov Levy's Philosophical Road Songs". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "יותר עדיף שם טוב". ynet (in Hebrew). 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Linde, Steve (2013-11-27). "Legendary Israeli singer Arik Einstein passes away at age of 74". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Esther Ofarim Israel-Concert 1977 - Songs by Yonni Rechter - Mordechi Zeira - Shlomo Yiddov - Shem Tov Levy". www.esther-ofarim.de. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Israeli classics - Shem-Tov Levi". Kalman Sultanik Confederation House. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
External links[edit]
- Shem-Tov Levi at Israel-music.com
- Shem Tov Levi discography at Discogs
- Shem-Tov Levy at IMDb