HaTarnegolim

HaTarnegolim (Hebrew: התרנגולים, "The Roosters") was an Israeli musical group that performed during 1960–1963. It operated under the direction and musical guidance of Naomi Polani and was composed of veterans of Israeli military ensembles who previously worked with Polani.^[1]

HaTarnegolim in 1963

The initial suggestion came from the members of the Nahal band Lehakat HaNahal (Yehoram Gaon, Yisrael Poliakov, Hanan Goldblatt, Amiram Spector, and Tuval Peter [he]), who wanted to continue a similar work together after the discharge from the military. Somewhat later they were joined by Zvika Gretel, Yossi Tzemach and Shaike Levi^[2]

In 1963 their song, The Neighborhood Song [he] (Haim Hefer and Sasha Argov) was selected the "Song of the Year" at the Israeli Annual Hebrew Song Chart. The group disbanded after the return from and international tour.^[3] The same year they won the Kinor David award.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998 Polani established a new HaTarnegolim band "The Roosters Return" (התרנגולים חוזרים), but it did not perform new songs and was seen as a part of nostalgia, rather than an important development in Israeli culture.^[1]

Discography

• 1961: "The Roosters, First Program"
• 1963: "The Roosters, Second Program"
• 1989: "The Roosters", compilation from the first two programs^[4]