Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. “Im Nin’Alu” opens like a call ...

In 1983, she won second place in the Eurovision Song Contest. My favorite Haza single is “Im Nin’alu,” which became a huge international hit back in the eighties. This is the Haza I like best — her ...

(***) Ofra Haza, Desert Wind (Warner Bros./Sire): We’re all for cultural cross-pollination, but if singer Ofra Haza wants to hybridize traditional Yemenite Jewish music with Western sounds, couldn’t ...

What is She Know For? Ofra Haza (1957-2000) was an Israeli pop star whose songs like Im Nin'Alu combined ancient Yemeni Jewish poetry with a mix of traditional and modern instrumentals to create a ...

Israeli singer Ofra Haza has been named to the list of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 200 greatest singers of all time, coming in at 186. “Like a call to prayer, the opening phrase of Ofra Haza’s 1984 song ...