"The trill doesn't suit me": Liat Banai on the long road to the heart of the mainstream

Liat Banai in an interview with Channel 14: After 30 years, my music is finally becoming mainstream. The singer spoke about the challenges in her career, about the new song 'Agam HaOhavim' written by Dolev Ram, and about the difficulty of being an artist in Israel during times of crisis.

Soul singer Liat Banai was interviewed on the program 'Israel This Morning' on Channel 14 and spoke about three decades of musical work during which she struggled to gain public recognition. According to her, her music was always 'not on the margins, but beyond the margins,' and the Turkish trill that characterized her was not accepted in the past but has now become mainstream. In the interview, she spoke about her new song 'Agam HaOhavim' written by Dolev Ram, and about the challenges of being a singer in Israel, especially during times of crisis like war and the coronavirus. Banai emphasized that her love for the profession is what drives her to continue.