Lehakat HaNahal with Ben Gurion, 1960

Lehakat HaNahal (Hebrew: להקת הנח"ל (various transliterations), The Nahal Band or the Nahal Entertainment Troupe) is a military music troupe of Nahal known for its Eretz Israel songs.[1] Founded in November 1951[a] as a small troupe with a single accordion,[4] it has become the most successful Israeli military band and an integral part in Israeli military culture.[4][5] It was the second major band to be founded in the State of Israel after the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra. In the early 1960s, there were many changes in the band, especially in the musical production. The accordion was joined by percussion, as well as brass and wind instruments.[6] In April 1978, some songs by the band; as well as some people that were once in the band; were featured on The Band, a comedic musical film about the band in 1968 during the War of Attrition. The band has also been featured on the Israeli telenovela HaShir Shelanu. The band has made multiple albums, including From The Nahal With Love (1966), The Nahal Is Coming (1967) and The Twenty First Program (1969).[7]

In 1978 the band was disbanded[4] along with all other military bands by the directive of the IDF Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan and only small troupes operated under the Education and Youth Corps. However in mid-1980s the IDF decided to restore the military bands, and Lehakat HaNahal was revived in 1985, with the program appropriately called (התחדשות, Hitchadshot) ("Revival"/"Renewal").[4]

Many Israeli singers and entertainers began their careers in Lahakat HaNahal, among them Tuvia Tzafir, Neomy Polani and Gidi Gov. Other notable members include:

Most of the members of the band Kaveret were formerly members of the Nahal Band.

The band's most notable song is "Shir LaShalom" (A song for peace), recorded and released at the height of the War of Attrition and made famous worldwide due to its association with the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin as it was sung by Rabin during the rally in which the assassination took place.

By 1990s the band prepared over 30 programs.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Other sources say that the first program of the band, מיריק מסתדרת, "Mirik Is Doing Well",[2] was prepared in the end of 1950, but it was not received well.[3]

References

  1. ^ Berghash, Rachel (2016). Half the House: My Life in and Out of Jerusalem. Sunstone Press. ISBN 9781611394818.
  2. ^ התכנית הראשונה - מיריק מסתדרת
  3. ^ להקת הנח"ל ההתחלה
  4. ^ a b c d להקת הנח"ל, MOOMA
  5. ^ Eisenstadt, S. N. (2019). The Transformation of Israeli Society: An Essay in Interpretation. Routledge. ISBN 9781000306439.
  6. ^ "להקת הנח"ל". rmy-bands.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "The Nachal Troupe". Discogs.

Further reading

  • Shmuelik Tesler, Songs in Uniform - The Story of the Military Bands (שירים במדים - סיפורן של הלהקות הצבאיות), 2007
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Entertainment_Troupe
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