I discovered Idan Raichel two years ago while on holiday at my cousins in Herzlia. Watching the video clip of the lead song of his first album, I immediately fell in love. With his music, with his voice, with everything Idan Raichel represents. When I found out he was performing in Amsterdam last May, I immediately booked tickets. The evening at the Melkweg in Amsterdam was magic! The music hall was packed with Israeli's living in the Netherlands - I never knew there were so many of them there! I might have felt so thrilled partly because I knew that a few months later I would be here, in Israel. Having people speaking Hebrew all around me gave me a sort of preview. But of course, most magic came from the fantastic performancve of Idan Raichel and his band. I just bought his last album WITHIN MY WALLS and cannot stop listening to it. In particular the song "Halomot shel Aherim" . So imagine my surprise when I spotted Idan this afternoon talking to someone on Ibn Gvirol street in Tel Aviv! Stephane and I were on the bike on our way home after having had lunch with my aunt Rosi. As soon as I saw Idan I stopped, asked him in English if he was whom I thought he was.... Fortunately I had the camera with me and he accepted to have his picture taken. My day cannot go wrong anymore!
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