One last thing about Israel: it's a very musical country. You're constantly hearing someone humming to themselves, or sometimes even singing quite loudly. They even had political campaigns before elections with music and dancing. And the Orthodox Jews aren't opposed to breaking into a dance when the occasion calls for it.

My introduction to local pop music started long before my trip. Back at the beginning of COVID, I accidentally stumbled upon a Jewish wedding through astronaut.io (a brilliant service that shows super cute YouTube videos that nobody watches). The melody grabbed me, I found it and away I went.

Then came Q2A, Ofra Haza and others like דולי ופן. I arrived there and from various cafes you'd sometimes hear familiar melodies. And I picked up some new ones too, like this or this.

PS. As a bonus, I'll mention the Yemenite Jewish sisters A-WA. Even though they sing in Arabic, they were also played in various nightspots around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (one, two, three; plus the videos are amazing) (: