With the man I admire, our president, Mr. Shimon Peres
at the President's Residence, Jerusalem
where I was invited to sing in front of two Presidents. March 25, 08. (photo was taken by Jossef Avi Yair Engel, Jucha)
Shtu Haadarim - An Israeli old song. Jan 12, 08
Talya is one of the most interesting contemporary voices in the Israeli ‘World Music’ industry.
She graduated Tel-Aviv University's Art Faculty with honors and was the winner of the "Sharet's merit scholarship" in the root music category.
Talya’s singing is versatile and multi-colored. She elegantly gallops from Yemenite trills to Bulgarian folk songs. Through singing, she expresses her roots (Bulgarian and Yemenite) and her curious soul.
Her performances derive from a wide range of traditions and musical heritages: folk songs, Gypsy songs, the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) music, liturgical songs for holidays and weekdays from the Jewish religious texts (the Song of Songs, verses from Psalms etc) and other songs of roots and tradition are the main basis upon which Talya establishes her singing and her musical materials.
Her strong attraction to unique artistic and musical realms has brought her to unusual collaborations, such as a Video Art work with the Israeli sculptress Ofra Zimbalista (“The Wedding”), a collaboration with Yael Asaf and Michal Wolf in works of Modern Dance and Flamenco, and with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's singer Gila Beshari.
Wana fidal umi - a Yemenite Jewish women song, Zapha
It's so nice to hear from you! Thanks for the good vibes. The festival finished before one week, really good positive energy. Glad to know you're fine too! You mean about Ruben, that we can put him in the list with the nice, smart and and and guys ;)
I wish you a good luck and much success in Czech, you're great singer!
Long time no news from you! How are you? I wish you a very beautiful, emotional and sunny summer! Keep fingers crossed for me, we have to more concerts next week :-)
Hello Talya, thank you for adding me to your Myspace circle of friends. I enjoy the passion and soul that you sing with. Your vocals on your song samples are most beautiful. John
Talya Interview on Israel Plus TV
