25 December 1992

Article about Noa at Jerusalem Post (Israel)

cHOOSY US PRODUCER PICKS ACHINOAM NINI FOR A SHOT AT STARDOM
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem
Author: Tirzah Agassi
Date: Dec 25, 1992
Abstract (Document Summary)
Singer/songwriter Achinoam Nini is about to make her American debut album with the financial and musical backing of Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. She plans to include a Hebrew song and a tune from a book of traditional Yemenite ceremonial songs.

"On the record I'll sing primarily in English, but there will be a Hebrew song and there will be Hebrew laced throughout the songs. Also, I'm taking one Yemenite tune from the Diwan {book of traditional Yemenite ceremonial songs} that I know from childhood. I've written English lyrics, but I'm doing my best to sing it in a Yemenite style."
When he started working with [Nini], [Gil Dor] decided to introduce her to Metheny. The meeting finally occurred a year ago during one of Nini's trips to the US to see her family