Meir Banai

Meir Banai (Hebrew: מֵאִיר בַּנַאי‎; 5 July 1961 – 12 January 2017) was an Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter.^[1] He was a pop, rock and soul musician. He released ten albums, starting in 1984. He was best known his 2007 album Shma Koli, which had traditional Jewish texts and prayers in the music. He was born in Beersheba.

Banai in 2013

Banai died from cancer on 12 January 2017 in Ganot. He was 55.^[2]