Background
Raz was born in Jerusalem as Ruhama Zargari.
Raz was born in Jerusalem as Ruhama Zargari.
When she was accepted to a military band she decided to changed her last name to Raz. Raz served in the Central Command band (להקת פיקוד מרכז). In 1978 Raz participated in the children"s song festival (פסטיבל שירי הילדים) with the song "Yaarit".
In 1979, Raz released the album "Dreams" (חלומות).
The album included one of Raz"s biggest solo hits, "Dreams" (חלומות), written by Rachel Shapiro to a music composed by Yair Klinger. She moved to the kibbutz, where later the couple had two daughters.
Raz choose to put a halt to her musical career in favor of raising her family. She returned to the stage in the mid 1980s and recorded the album "New in Town" (חדשה בעיר), which was released in 1988.
Later on she released the album "In the heart of a small homeland" (בלב מולדת קטנה).
In 1999, Raz participated in two songs of the Israeli rock band Knesiyat Hasekhel which were released in the band"s third album named "Knesiyat Hasekhel". In 2003, Raz released the album "You"re dear to me" (אתה יקר לי). In 2007, Raz participated in the recording of the song "Human Spirit" along with many Israeli artists, to raise awareness of psychiatric rehabilitation.
In December 2007 Raz released the album "Piece of sky" (פיסת שמיים).
Ruhama Raz is well identified among the Israeli public with her hometown of Jerusalem, and many of her songs are devoted to Jerusalem.