Career
Many of his songs are acoustic rock, andalusian chords, soul music and oud type songs, blended with Israeli folk, Judeo-Yemenite and People’s overtones. He has included the recitation of poems by Shalom Shabazi in his albums. Boaz Sharabi was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and grew up in a family of artists.
Baruch Sharabi is a choreographer and Zion Sharabi is a songwriter.
Sharabi composed the music for and appeared onscreen in the movies Beyond the Walls and Beyond the Walls 2. He held a close working relationship with lyricist and poet Ehud Manor and composer Matti Caspi.
In the 1980s, he sang a duet with Shoshana Damari. Sharabi sold over two million records and had over 30 number one hits in the charts.
His music was also popular in Lebanon and Turkey.
After a long hiatus, Sharabi released an new album, Linshom (To Breathe), in 2007. The song Im At Adayin Ohevet Oti (If you still love me) was named song of the year for 2007 by the Israeli Public, via Galgalatz and Yediot Achronot.
