- Shuli Natan
Shuli Natan (Hebrew: שולי נתן "Shuli Natan";
anglicized : Shuly Nathan, born 1947) is anIsraeli singer best known for singing "Jerusalem of Gold " (Yerushalayim Shel Zahav), written byNaomi Shemer . It was immensely popular right after theSix-Day War and made her world famous. It is still very popular in Israel and inJew ish communities world-wide.Her recent albums feature Israeli songs, works of
Shlomo Carlebach and songs fromJudaism . She gives concerts in Israel and internationally and is in some ways the "Joan Baez " of Israel.Since she first electrified Israel with her heartfelt rendition of the then unknown song, Jerusalem of Gold, Shuly Nathan has sung of the hope and the pain of the nation.Since her historic performance in 1967, Shuli Natan has performed for countless audiences, in Israel and worldwide. Her unique voice holds the listeners in its spell, and every performance turns into a spontaneous sing-along.
Natan accompanies herself on the guitar, as she sings Israeli songs, folk songs from around the world,
Hassidic andYiddish songs and songs of the Oriental Jewish community. Natan sings in different languages includingHebrew , English, French, Ladino and Spanish.Albums
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Beloved Songs "
*"Songs of Praise"
*"Open Roads "
*"Mostly Carlebach "
*1967Israel Song Festival album which made "Jerusalem of Gold " famousExternal References
*http://jewish.songs24.de/shuly_nathan.htm
*http://www.shuly-nathan.co.il/Persondata
NAME = Natan, Shuli
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Israeli singer
DATE OF BIRTH = circa 1930s - 1950s
PLACE OF BIRTH = Israel
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