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Ofra Haza: the making of world music's first international star
In January 1985, I had arrived in Israel to work as a DJ on a radio station, but this was no ordinary radio. The studios of 'The
Voice of Peace
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' were on a ship anchored permanently in the Mediterranean Sea. Aware of my interest in cutting edge music, the station's popular breakfast DJ Dave Asher (who had been living in Israel for some time) played me a recent 12-inch single by a young Israeli si...
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In January 1985, I had arrived in Israel to work as a DJ on a radio station, but this was no ordinary radio. The studios of 'The Voice of Peace' were on a ship anchored permanently in the Mediterranean Sea. Aware of my interest in cutting edge music, the station's popular breakfast DJ Dave Asher (who had been living in Israel for some time) played me a recent 12-inch single by a young Israeli singer of Yemeni origin named Ofra Haza.
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