’70s Israeli Rock Essentials

Stepping away from the formal structures of ‘60s rock, artists like The Churchills, Zingale, Arik Einstein and Shlomo Gronich led the way towards a more free-form psychedelia and progressive rock, sung in Hebrew and unabashedly borrowing from American trends of the time. This playlist proves that ‘70s rock embraced it all, including Mizrahi sounds, soul music and Chicago-style horns.