Born to Yemenite immigrant parents, he was known as the king of Mizrahi music. His 1982 song HaPerah BeGani brought Mizrahi music into the Israeli mainstream. He was convicted of rape in 1978, and he died in a prison cell at thirty-two.
Singer · 1955–1987
Born to Yemenite immigrant parents, he was known as the king of Mizrahi music. His 1982 song HaPerah BeGani brought Mizrahi music into the Israeli mainstream. He was convicted of rape in 1978, and he died in a prison cell at thirty-two.
