Nikmat HaTraktor (

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: נקמת הטרקטור, '' lit.'' Tractor's Revenge) is an Israeli

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band.

History

Nikmat Hatraktor was established in 1988 in

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by singer and bass player Avi Balali, keyboardist Ilan Green and guitarist Ophir Leibovitch. Other band members include Eyal Parson Shachar on

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and Aviv Barak on drums. The band's name is an

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to the "famous" FortiSakharof (another Israeli rock band) song of the same name that was released that year."היינו עושים שאכטה והולכים לראות פליני", Ynet
/ref> After being rejected by a number of record labels, the band was finally signed by Nana Records. Their debut album, Nikmat HaTraktor, was released in 1990. It was produced by Bari Sacharof (of the aforementioned band FortiSakharof), and contained a number of their hits, the prominent ones including: Mischak Shel Dma'ot (משחק של דמעות, lit. A Game of Tears), Adon HaSelikhot (אדון הסליחות, lit. Master of Forgiveness) based on the Sephardic Jewish incantation bearing the same name, and Afifonim (עפיפונים, lit. Kites) - the Hebrew translation of Simon Dupree and the Big Sound's

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

. Nikmat HaTraktor fused modern Israeli sound with age-old Middle Eastern themes, creating a new genre that paved the way for other Israeli bands, among them Knesiyat Hasekhel. The band appeared with the

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in their "Kyr" production, which Nikmat HaTraktor wrote the music for Yossi Pollack's Othello (an Israstage production).

Discography

*''Nikmat HaTraktor'' (1990) * ''Zchut Hatse'aka'' (1992) *''Kyr'' (with

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) (1992) *''Aronot Mitbach'' (1995) *''Mitbach Accusti'' (1996) *''Ta'ut shel HaYare'ach'' (1999) *''Le'an Holchim Pit'om Kulam'' (2003) *''Nishar Rak Larutz'' ( Anova Music, 2011) *''Ma Le'ahuve'' ( Anova Music, 2013)

References

External links

Nikmat HaTraktor Official website Nikmat HaTraktor's Facebook Page
{{Authority control Israeli rock music groups Musical groups established in 1988

History

Discography

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