Izhar Ashdot
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Izhar Ashdot יזהר אשדות | |
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Background information | |
Born | 23 November 1958 |
Origin | Jerusalem, Israel |
Genres | Rock Pop Folk |
Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
Years active | 1973–present |
Website | Ashdot.co.il |
Izhar Ashdot (Hebrew: יזהר אשדות; born 23 November 1958) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is a co-founding member of the Israeli rock band T-Slam
Izhar is the recipient of the Israeli Copyright Society lifetime achievement award
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Early life
When he was eleven, Ashdot started to play the guitar, two years later he founded his first group, "The Red Dogs".
In 1977 he was recruited to the
Musical career
T-Slam became famous with their single "Radio Hazak" (Loud Radio), and later with the releasing of its album with the same name, which was certified platinum. In March 1981 their first tour began and was very successful. T-Slam won numerous Israeli awards, including "The Band of the Year", and "The Song of the Year" with "See Her Today."
After recording 3 albums, T-Slam disbanded in 1983, and Ashdot decided to create and produce music. In the 80s he worked with numerous artists, including Boaz Sharabi, Si Himan, Adam, Corinne Allal, Alon Ole'archik,
Solo career
After the successful T-Slam reunion shows in 1990, Ashdot started to work on his first solo album, released in 1992 and eventually reaching "gold" status. The album included "Ish HaShokolad" (Chocolate Man), "HaLelilot Shelanu" (Our Nights), "Ma Tomri" (What Will You Say) and "No'a Shel HaYam" (The Sea's No'a). Two years later he recorded his second album, which included "Hiroshima Sheli" (My Hiroshima) and "Tzilo Shel Yom Kaitz" (Summer Day's Shadow).
The album "Hofa'a Haya BeHard Rock Cafe" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe) that was released in 1995 included many of his songs in new live performances, and two new songs.
While producing albums for other artists, Ashdot continued to work on his own work and released his fourth album, "Zman Kesem" (Magic Time). In 2000, after the release of the first Israeli music downloads internet site, Izhar released a compilation album only through the internet, called "Lech Im HaLev" (Go with the Heart). The album included performances from live shows and previously unreleased recordings. Between 2003 and 2005 he recorded his 5th album, "BeMerhak Negi'a MiKan".
In 2007 Ashdot released another compilation album, "Our Nights". In addition to Izhar's greatest hits, the album included three new songs – Kvish LeKivun Ehad ("One Way Road"), which he composed to his and Filosof's lyrics; Le'an Paneinu Achshav (Free Translation: "Where Are We Headed Now") and Mata'ei HaDuvdevan Shel Ukraina (" The Cherry Orchards of
In January 2008, Izhar expanded his band and went on a new tour, celebrating his love for Irish music. On "Rikud Katan – The Irish Tour", Izhar invited multi instrumentalist Ehud Nathan, who fronts the Celtic-Irish instrumental band "Ktifa Sh'hora" (Black Velvet), and violinist Dina Lurie to join his band. The successful tour yielded the live album Rikud Katan, which included the eponymous hit song.
In September 2012, Izhar released his fifth studio album, Inian Shel Hergel(A Matter of Habit)[1]. The album included three hit singles, "Erev Bli Telephone" on
In 2016 and 2017 Izhar released three new singles:
At Vehageshem (You and the Rain) on
Kfar Zarfati (A French Village) on
Ze Lo Hazman (It's not the Time), A duet with Doron Talmon of Jane Bordeau on
In July 2018, Izhar released his 6th studio album, Kach Holech Ha'Rooach (So Goes the Wind), co-produced with Moshe Levi.
The album included six songs co-written with
Solo Discography
- Izhar Ashdot – 1992
- Izhar Ashdot II – 1994
- Live at the Hard Rock Cafe– 1995
- Zman Kesem – 1999
- Lech Im HaLev – 2000
- BeMerhak Negi'a MiCan (A Touch Away) – 2005
- HaLeilot Shelanu (Our Nights) – 2007
- Live! - Rikud Katan - Hasivuv Ha'iri (Live – The "Irish" Tour) – 2008
- Inian Shel Hergel (A Matter of Habit) – 2012
- Solo. Live! – 2013
- Kach Holech Ha'Rooach (So Goes the Wind) – 2018
- Izhar Ashdot and Fellow Travelers – 2023
Personnel
Some of the musicians who played on Izhar's albums and in his live band:
- Raviv Gazit (Keyboards and Arrangement) 1991–1992
- Tzuf Philiosof (Bass Guitar and Vocals) 1980 –
- Eran Porat (Drums) 1992–2004
- Shay Baruch (Drums) 2004 –
- Tal Bergman (Drums) – Studio 1993–2005, 2017
- Yossi Fine (Bass) – Studio 1993–1994
- Ran Efron (Keyboards and Guitar) 1994 –
- Moshe Levy (Keyboards and Production) 1993–
- Peter Roth (musician) (Bass and Vocals) – Studio 2004–, Live 2015–
- Ehud Nathan (Buzuki, Mandolin, Whistle, Bohron) – "Irish" Tour 2008–2014
- Dinah Luria (Violin) – "Irish" Tour 2008–
References
- ^ Nielsen, Jason (13 February 2003). "In Israel, rock music soothes a troubled country". The Jewish Advocate. Retrieved 27 June 2012.[dead link]