Zappa Haifa: Ziv Ben Simhon and Ilana Avital sing nostalgia

Ziv Ben Simhon will Zappa Haifa on March 15, the concert "Singing Blue and White" and will host Ilana Avital ## Israeli of all time classics

Yoram Mark-Reich

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_{Ilana Avital. Photo: Amit Tzach}

On Sunday, March 15, there will be a show in Zappa Haifa which is a musical journey for Israeli classics of all time with the latest adaptations - "Singing Blue and White".

The show was initiated by Ziv Ben Simhon, a young artist who has been performing for over three years in a similar format, collaborating with Aviva Avidan. He now incorporates Ilana Avital in the show, which brings with it fragrances that French soensons are so unique to her. Ben Simhon will perform with eight musicians. The Haifa musician Idan Sharon was entrusted with the arrangements and musical production. Another show will be held at the North Theater on April 26.

Behind her over 30 years of musical careers, Ilana Avital arrives to host a show that is an all-embracing song about Israeli sheep's property, including the hits of Zvika Pick, Shoshana Damari and Ofra Haza.

_{Ziv Ben Simhon. Photo: Shai Kedem}

Ziv (37) was born and raised in Haifa until the age of 12, when he moved to Eagle. He showed his love for music at a very young age, as a boy who spent many years in his grandfather's synagogue, who was a rabbi, where he absorbed the poems and prayers.

Ziv, when did you realize that music is not just a hobby?

"At the age of 10, I performed at Festigal, a crazy experience. We performed all over the country for a whole month, 4 shows a day. From there I continued my way in local youth bands, in meetings at Haifa's representative youth band ridge, and then in Nesher's next generation band. From there, I was already clear, and the military service I did in Northern Command. Me and Moshe Peretz were an eastern duo. And at different bases all over the country, where I actually realized how much power and power the singing has, that it draws and captures people. Military service moved to the big city and played in various musicals. "