Elisa Bray

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Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her music

The Israeli singer, who plays a rare London concert this week, talks of the Sephardi roots that inspire her, and the sorrow that underpins her songwriting

6 min read

Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her music

The music manager who turned down Jesus Christ Superstar on a lifetime of picking hits

7 min read

The Israeli singer who insists: ‘At 42, I still have the teenage dream. I want to be a rock star’

4 min read

The Israeli jazz star who's embracing his Ethiopian roots

5 min read

Liraz Charhi is singing for her sisters

As Iranian women demonstrate against repression, Israeli-Iranian singer Liraz Charhi’s new album was made for them

6 min read

September 29, 2022 20:47

Facing down fear: Ezra Furman explains why community is important to her when she's battling prejudice

Her sixth solo LP, All Of Us Flames, is vivid, bold and thrillingly urgent - unlike the many introspective albums of instrumental music that emerged from the pandemic

6 min read

August 19, 2022 11:30

Facing down fear: Ezra Furman explains why community is important to her when she's battling prejudice

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

Being disabled and Jewish gives Aaron Simmonds plenty of material for his award-winning comedy routines

5 min read

June 30, 2022 09:44

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

An artist’s quiet kind of activism

An extraordinary family story of flight from East Europe to South America is at the heart of film-maker Yulia Mahr's work with her husband composer Max Richter, she tells Elise Bray

4 min read

April 23, 2021 09:54