Episode description
In this week's Times Will Tell, we speak to Eytan Peled, an emerging Israeli singer-songwriter whose first song, "Where Are The Days?" went viral, placing him at the top of the Israeli charts.
That attention put the US-born Peled in the perfect situation to write songs -- primarily in English -- for breakout Israeli artists Mergui, Noa Kirel and others.
He also writes and sings in Arabic, a language he first learned in high school, then perfected during his army service and while living in a northern Druze village.
We listen to Peled's most recent release, "Sakatna," sung by Peled in English and Arabic, with an accompanying video made with star producer Stav Beger and set in a southern Bedouin village, complete with a hip-hop Bedouin dancer.
Peled wants to bridge together Jews and Arabs with his music, bringing that message of Israeli mainstream music.
IMAGE: Singer/songwriter Eytan Peled (Courtesy)
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