Appearance
Carolina
Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Piano Festival)
date: 3.11.22
Performance duration: about two hours
ticket price: 139 shekels
Ticket availability: On the website www.zappa-club.co.il
After collaborating with the American producer Adrian Young, who also worked with Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar, and after her songs were included in two Netflix series; When They See Us and Luke Cage, Karolina is about to demonstrate her proven talent on the international stage with a first album in English to be released on November 18, on the prestigious British record label Tru Thoughts. The new album, All Rivers Shmo, will feature trumpeter Avishai Cohen, music producer Rejoycer and singer Jenny Pankin.
In a special show, which will take place at the upcoming piano festival, Carolina, known in local music circles as the ‘Groove Divas’, will launch the new album. Alongside the new songs, she will also perform her well-known hits, including: “Don’t be late”, “I’m sorry Charlie” and “No one wants me”. In this show, as in all her performances, Carolina will reveal her spectacular musical range – from soul music to Mediterranean music.
The Bottom Line: An electrifying performance by the Israeli groove queen.
single
Unholy
Sam Smith and Kim Peters
genre: Pop/Electronic
length: 2:36 minutes
Number of plays (Spotify): 226 million (as of October 23)
New song at the top of the 2022 pop charts: Unholy by singer Sam Smith. Since it was released last month, it has placed first on the global Spotify chart, at the top of the global “Billboard 200” chart, and at the top of the charts in England, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and more.
Sam Smith and Kim Peters / Photo: Reuters
Even the list of the five songs played on Spotify Israel, which is mostly based on hits in Hebrew, was topped by the excellent song by Sam Smith, one of whose musical producers is the Israeli-American Omar Pedi.
It also went viral online: the number of views of the song’s video on YouTube currently stands at about 26 million.
The short hit, 2 and a half minutes in total, parts of which were released before its release on Tiktok, is a collaboration between Smith, winner of four Grammy Awards, and the German trance singer Kim Peters. Together they created a dark electro pop song about secrets, adultery and passion, with an infectious chorus.
The Bottom Line: The biggest hit in the world right now.
Gadget
QuietComfort
Earbuds II
Society: Bose
Gadget type: Earbuds
Battery time: 6 hours
price: 1,299 shekels
The fight for the title “the headphones with the best noise canceling feature in the world” has been going on for several years. The leaders in the market are the headphones of the Japanese Sony and the headphones of the American Bose. Now Bose is launching the QCE II model, with the aim of opening a considerable gap between it and Sony.
QuietComfort Earbuds II / Photo: Courtesy of Newfan
The headphones provide clear sound, high and clear sounds and deep bass. They are light, compact and resistant to sweat and water. The comfort set of the headphones includes 3 headphone tips, in different sizes, made of soft silicone and 3 different stable straps for optimal combination and adjustment.
The innovation in QCE II is the CustomTune technology, which adapts the noise cancellation and sound to the external noise conditions. The quality of the noise canceling is definitely at an exceptional level, it’s just a shame that it is not possible to turn off the feature in quiet environments, in favor of a more efficient use of the battery.
The Bottom Line: Headphones with the best noise canceling feature on the market.
Streaming
The 5 songs played on Spotify in Israel
(as of the week between 14-20.10)
