Tzena Tzena is an old, Jewish army song from 1941 Palestine, before Israel was created in 1948. It was made famous by artists such as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Richard Tucker, Chet Atkins, Connie Francis, Arlo Guthrie, The Barry Sisters, The Weavers, Pete Seeger, Chubby Checker, and many others. This is a new, modern version with a nod to world music, specifically kwaito or township music. The singers, from many different countries, contributed their own lyrics in their own native languages from Amharic to Zulu!
Music - Issachar Miron
Lyrics - Yechiel Haggiz
Additional lyrics by Boaz Arzi
and all the singers in their own languages
Balalaika, Guitar - RebbeSoul
Bass - Wilbur Bascomb
Keyboard and vocal samples - Keith Hutchinson
Piano - Frank Owens
Percussion - Keith Crupi
Vocals (Hebrew) - Shlomit Levi, Roi Levi, Dvir Cohen, RebbeSoul
Vocals (Spanish) - Jaime Granco
Vocals (Amharic) - Zemene Melesse, Mulu
Vocals (soul) - Franke Pharoah
Produced by RebbeSoul
Additional tracking by Dan Gil and Issachar Miron
Mixed by Amit Golan at Supersonic Studios, Jerusalem
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