6 December 2008

Noa's concert in Berlin (Germany)


Interview with Achinoam Nini - NOA (
Margret Müller)

AVIVA-Berlin talked with Noa about home, ambivalent Israeliness, peace activism, power-failures and Leonard Cohen as a mantra source for inner power and letting go the pursuit for perfection.


Copyright Pictures: Silvia van der Woude

AVIVA-Berlin: You were born with Yemenite origin in Israel, grew up in New York and studied as a secular child in a Yeshiva (religious school). What meaning has the word "home" for you?
Noa: Well, home is Israel. Now. But it has been for a long time. I chose Israel as my home when I was 17 years old and I have not replaced it with any other home. I do not have a house anywhere else. I have my husband, children and a house with a studio. But I feel at home at many other places. I feel at home at New York when I go there, because obviously it is my hometown. I feel at home in many European countries where I have performed for many years and where I have made a lot of friends. But the place where I put my flag in the ground is definitely Israel.

AVIVA-Berlin: Watching Israeli interviews it seems that you are very loved on one hand but also watched more critically than abroad. You also said that in Israel you "have to earn your bread harder" than in other countries. Do you feel you need to defend your "Israeliness"?
Noa: Yes, sometimes I do. And the funny thing is that it goes both ways. In Israel I have to defend my Israeliness because I did not grow up in Israel. English is my first language, I write in English and mostly read English. That is the first hard part. And then, since I started travelling around the world, having my career mostly outside of Israel is sometimes difficult for people in Israel to understand or accept. Many people are very proud of it, or think that it is great. But then they do not feel that you are theirs. You belong to something out there. So there is always this sought of tug of war between "you are out, we are proud, we love you." and "but you are not here, you are far away." We are working on our relationship. Israel and me need to go to a shrink together.
On the other side, outside of Israel, of course I am Israeli. Then I have to answer all the questions people have about Israel. Which are sometimes difficult questions. I become a politician, embassador, diplomate and everything. And I am expected to give answers for everything my country does even things that I do not understand myself or do not agree with. So it is difficult on both sides. That would not stop me from presenting myself as Israeli, because it would be dishonest to do otherwise. I am happy to be Israeli.
And one of the beautiful things about Israel is that it is a young country and a free democracy. You can live in Israel and fight for things you believe in. There is still room for change in Israel. The bottle is not closed yet. You can turn things in positive ways. And we do that. We are involved in all kind of positive projects that we feel can have a positive influence on the way Israel defines its identity. That is one of the reasons why love and choose living in Israel.

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30 November 2008 Munich, Germany (Ampere)
1 December 2008 Stuttgart, Germany (Theaterhaus)
3 December 2008 Darmstadt, Germany (Centralstation)
4 December 2008 Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik)
6 December 2008 Berlin, Germany (Admiralspalast)


4 December 2008

Noa's concert in Hamburg (Germany)


30 November 2008 Munich, Germany (Ampere)
1 December 2008 Stuttgart, Germany (Theaterhaus)
3 December 2008 Darmstadt, Germany (Centralstation)
4 December 2008 Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik)
6 December 2008 Berlin, Germany (Admiralspalast)

3 December 2008

Noa's concert in Damstadt (Germany)


30 November 2008 Munich, Germany (Ampere)
1 December 2008 Stuttgart, Germany (Theaterhaus)
3 December 2008 Darmstadt, Germany (Centralstation)
4 December 2008 Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik)
6 December 2008 Berlin, Germany (Admiralspalast)


1 December 2008

Noa's concert in Stuttgart (Germany)


30 November 2008 Munich, Germany (Ampere)
1 December 2008 Stuttgart, Germany (Theaterhaus)
3 December 2008 Darmstadt, Germany (Centralstation)
4 December 2008 Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik)
6 December 2008 Berlin, Germany (Admiralspalast)

30 November 2008

Noa's concert in Munich (Germany)


30 November 2008 Munich, Germany (Ampere)
1 December 2008 Stuttgart, Germany (Theaterhaus)
3 December 2008 Darmstadt, Germany (Centralstation)
4 December 2008 Hamburg, Germany (Fabrik)
6 December 2008 Berlin, Germany (Admiralspalast)

17 November 2008

Noa's concert in Milano (Italy)


Noa per Telethon con “Genes & Jeans”

Lunedì 17 novembre ore 21.00, all’Auditorium di Milano,
concerto organizzato da BNL e dalle società di Milano del gruppo BNP Paribas

Milano, novembre 2008 – “Genes & Jeans” è il titolo del concerto che Noa presenterà lunedì 17 novembre, alle ore 21.00 all’Auditorium di Milano in Largo Mahler.

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La serata, è stata organizzata da BNL e dalle le cinque società di Milano del gruppo BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas Asset Management, BNP Paribas Securties Services, Cardif, BNL Vita, BNP Paribas Real Estate), per sostenere, con il ricavato, Telethon, la Onlus che finanzia progetti di ricerca sulle malattie genetiche.
Proprio da Milano, con questo concerto, parte un messaggio forte a favore della ricerca scientifica: una prima importante tappa degli oltre 2000 eventi che BNL, principale partner di Telethon, ha in programma per aiutare la raccolta fondi che si concluderà con la nota maratona televisiva Rai del 12 e 13 dicembre 2008.

More info at www.noasite.net

1 November 2008

Noa's concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)




28 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Auditorio Insular Arrecife (Lanzarote)
29 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Teatro Guimerá (Tenerife)
31 Oct 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
1 Nov 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

More details, pictures at www.noasite.net

31 October 2008

Noa's concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)



28 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Auditorio Insular Arrecife (Lanzarote)
29 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Teatro Guimerá (Tenerife)
31 Oct 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
1 Nov 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

More details, pictures at www.noasite.net

29 October 2008

Noa's concert in Tenerife (Spain)



28 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Auditorio Insular Arrecife (Lanzarote)
29 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Teatro Guimerá (Tenerife)
31 Oct 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
1 Nov 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

More details, pictures at www.noasite.net

28 October 2008

Noa's concert in Arrecife (Spain)


28 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Auditorio Insular Arrecife (Lanzarote)
29 Oct 2008, 21:00 - Teatro Guimerá (Tenerife)
31 Oct 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
1 Nov 2008, 21:00 - CICCA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

More details, pictures at www.noasite.net

25 October 2008

Noa proud to partner with the FAO

I am proud to partner with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to deliver the important message of “food for all” to people all over the world”.

International recording artist Achinoam Nini Barak, known simply as Noa, is a singer whose work reflects multiple influences with roots both in the West and in the Middle East and in popular and classical music. Born in Israel from Yemeni roots, Noa moved to the United States as a baby and grew up in New York. She returned to Israel at the age of 17. She has collaborated with musicians from around the world, among them Khaled, Sting, Donovan, Stevie Wonder, Zucchero and Santana. Noa -- whose real name, Achinoam, means “sister of peace” -- has raised her voice many times for peace and solidarity and feels, as she says, a “citizen of the world”. For Noa, only music stands a fighting chance of breaking cultural barriers, as it has a universal appeal that no other language possesses. Noa was appointed FAO Ambassador on 16 October 2003. Since her appointment, Noa has been extremely active in support of FAO giving interviews about FAO activities to international media and speaking about her role during all of her concerts.

More info at www.noasite.net