25 May 2013 - 16 Sivan 5773 - ט"ז סיון ה' אלפים תשע"ג
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Ambassador’s talk in Myanmar Print E-mail

On 7 February, Israel’s Ambassador to Myanmar, Hagay Moshe Behar was invited to give a talk to students at Horizon International School, Yangon.

Ambassador Behar spoke on Israeli culture and traditions. The Grade 6 students of the school are studying different cultures around the world as part of the school curriculum.

Their teacher, Ms. Maayan Sapir requested Ambassador Behar to give a talk so that they will be able to understand one of oldest ancient and historical cultures and to learn some of their important values.

(Issue April 2013)

 
Vinikur performs at the Rhythm of the Earth World Festival E-mail

One of Israel’s hottest contemporary violinist, dancer and vocalist, Tania Vinikur and her band was invited to appear at the Rhythm of the Earth World Festival which was held in Bangkok.

During the festival she invited a group of Islamic artists from Thailand’s southern province, Yala, to jam the tune with her on stage. The show conveyed a deep message that cooperation beyond difference is also possible through arts and music.

She debuted her new show Shine while in Thailand. Vinikur takes fusion a bold step forward, starting with Latin passion and the flamenco world and mixes them with World Music, Chill Out, Groove and Electronics creating her own unique signature style.

Band members include: Itai Abramowitz on keyboards, Moi Nathanson on drums and Thys Vlaszaty plays bass.

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RevelDay caps Philippine visit E-mail

The multi-talented duo of RevelDay, performed at the Ayala Museum in front of a capacity crowd and thereby, officially ending their debut in Manila.

As a treat for their new found fan base in the Philippines, the duo also sang a rendition of Rivermaya’s Himala which brought the crowd to a roaring applause with famed Filipino bossa nova singer, Sitti.

RevelDay, are Guy Mentesh and Yahel Doron. The duo first met at boarding school at an early age and have been playing and creating together ever since. They are both from Tel Aviv and began to engage the music industry working with some legendry artists in Israel.

They previously made waves with their performance at the Greenbelt Park and recently made their Philippine TV debut on music channel MYX.

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