Koolulam: Bringing People Together in Song for Two Years

As Israel prepares for the last day of Passover, blue and white flags are going up in the streets and on the highways as the country gets ready for the 71st anniversary of its establishment in 1948.

We have fond memories of all the new music videos that were released just a year ago for the 70th anniversary, especially the Koolulam production that brought together 12,000 Israelis from all walks of life who hadn't met before to sing together in a special event with the artist Shlomi Shabat, accompanied by the Jerusalem Street Orchestra.

Koolulam has been bringing people together for two years. It's a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society.

The project centers around mass singing events in which large groups of non-professionals come together to form a single collaborative musical creation. Koolulam brings together people from all walks of life to do one thing: stop everything for a few hours and just sing – together. At Koolulam, the audience is the artist.

Every participant enters as a unique individual and comes out, while still unique, as a part of a larger whole. 

For every Koolulam event, a different well-known song is chosen to be performed. The musical team works hard toward each event, putting together a fresh and innovative arrangement of the chosen song. They write new instrumental arrangements as well as an original three-part vocal arrangement.

This ILTV video tells the whole story. Enjoy!

We wish you a happy and kosher last day (or days) of Pesach and Shabbat shalom. We'll be back with a new blog post on Sunday.

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