Everyone knows who Shlomo Artzi is, right?
Wrong.
Despite ever-present publicity and new songs, today's Israeli kids have never heard of some of the "older" Israeli music icons like Artzi, Shalom Hanoch, Arik Einstein and David Broza.
A survey on the Israeli Children's Channel web site asked kids aged 6-12 if they recognized some of the most honored singers in Israeli music. 67% had never heard of any of them!
At least some kids had a clue. Shlomo Artzi was the most well known of the "old timers," followed by Arik Einstein. But only 3% of respondants had ever heard of Shalom Hanoch, and only 2% recognized David Broza's name!
Editorial comment from Reshet Gimmel:
"But as for Ninette, the two "Harels" and Sa'ado, all of [the kids] certainly know them. Sad."
1 comment:
It is sad, but not surprising. I know a 20 year old who never heard of Broza. She tells me she sees Shlomo Artzi biking around her neighborhood so at least she knows who he is.
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