
Shulamit "Shuli" Natan ( he, שׁוּלָמִית „שׁוּלִי” נָתָן (born March 16, 1947) is an
Israeli singer. She is best known for singing "
Jerusalem of Gold
"Jerusalem of Gold" ( he, ירושלים של זהב, ''Yerushalayim Shel Zahav'') is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer. Often contrasted with the official anthem Hatikva, the original song described the Jewish people's 2,000-year longing t ...
" (''Yerushalayim Shel Zahav''), written by
Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer ( he, נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967, ...
.
Singing career
Shuli Natan's albums feature Israeli songs, traditional Jewish melodies and songs by
Shlomo Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach ( he, שלמה קרליבך; 14 January 1925 – 20 October 1994), known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a rabbi, religious teacher, spiritual leader, composer, and singer dubbed "the singing rabbi" during his lifetime.
...
. She achieved fame with a heartfelt rendition of "Jerusalem of Gold" in 1967.
Her 1999
CD ''Open Roads'' includes covers of songs which were popular in Israel at the time, such as
David D'Or
David D'Or ( he, דוד ד'אור; born David Nehaisi on October 2, 1965) is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" ...
's "Watch Over Us, Child" and Rami Kleinstein's "Never-Ending Miracles".
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Natan accompanies herself on the guitar.
She sings Israeli songs, folk songs from around the world, Hassidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...
and Yiddish songs and songs of the Mizrahi Jewish
Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...
community. She sings in Hebrew
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, English, French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, Ladino and Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...
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Albums
*''Beloved Songs
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Books
* ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison
* ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner
*''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small
Film ...
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*'' Songs of Praise''
*''Open Roads
''Open Roads'' is an upcoming mystery-thriller video game developed by Fullbright and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game is scheduled to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It was initia ...
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*'' Mostly Carlebach''
*1973 אנעים זמירות ושירים אארוג
*1968 שירי נעמי שמר
*1967 Israel Song Festival album that made ''Jerusalem of Gold
"Jerusalem of Gold" ( he, ירושלים של זהב, ''Yerushalayim Shel Zahav'') is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer. Often contrasted with the official anthem Hatikva, the original song described the Jewish people's 2,000-year longing t ...
'' famous
See also
*Music of Israel
The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements ...
References
External links
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Shuly Nathan
by Yisrael Daliot, Jewish Women's Archive
The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to document "Jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change."
JWA was founded by Gail Twersky Reimer in 1995 in Brookli ...
Jewish.songs24.de
1947 births
Living people
British emigrants to Israel
British Jews
20th-century Israeli women singers
Israeli guitarists
Women guitarists
Jewish folk singers
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