In the 1920s and 1930s, Egyptian intellectuals sought to distance themselves from the Arab world and join European culture. In the 1940s, the Jews of Palestine tried to integrate the culture of the West with that of the East and create Mediterranean art, dance, and music. The smell of olives, basil, and the thousand and one other spices that grow in the region - all of it is found in the music. The Mediterranean type, regardless of cultural and political borders, is a warm, hearty, spontaneous, impulsive type. This also comes out in the music, which can lead you into deep abysses of sadness and depression or to a joie de vivre that knows no limits.
Greek music is very popular in Israel.
Visiting Greek singers fill concert halls. According to Parnas, a unique blend of the Greek beat and the Yemenite trill has been achieved in Israel, and even pop and rock singers incorporate Mediterranean motifs into their songs. The French historian Fernand Braudel said, The Mediterranean is a thousand things at one and the same time. This is perhaps the best generalization that can be made about the Mediterranean culture. Eretz Hatzvi Ltd. All rights reserved.