Avihu Medina (Hebrew: אביהו מדינה; born August 19, 1948, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer of Mizrahi music.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 19, 1948 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Mizrahi music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer |
| Website | www |
Medina was born in Tel Aviv. He was the third son of Aaron and Leah Medina.[3] His mother's family immigrated from Yemen in 1906 and she was born in Jerusalem, and his father immigrated from Yemen in 1939 when it was under the British Mandate.[1] He is Jewish, and his father was a cantor.[1]
As a teenager he lived on Kibbutz Kissufim.[4] He served as a tank commander in the Israel Defense Forces.[3] In the 1980s he established a diamond polishing business.[4]
Avihu is a resident of Petah Tikva.[3]
Music career
editAvihu has composed more than 401 Mizrachi music songs.[5] Through 2007, he had released nine albums.[6] He is considered by some to be the best-known Oriental singer, and has composed many of Zohar Argov's songs.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Amy Horowitz (2010). Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic. ISBN 978-0814334652. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Rebecca L. Stein, Ted Swedenburg (2005). Palestine, Israel, and the politics of popular culture. ISBN 0822386879. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c "אביהו מדינה". Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Zohar Argov's flower that launched a million cassettes, Haaretz
- ^ Motti Regev, Edwin Seroussi (2004). Popular music and national culture in Israel. ISBN 9780520936881. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. ISBN 9780028659411. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Anton La Guardia (2003). War without end: Israelis, Palestinians, and the struggle for a promised land. Macmillan. p. 242. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
Avihu Medina.