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11). PASTRAMI
EVERGREEN PLAZA
12 MILE AND
EVERGREEN
557-8899
SALAD
David Broza
Continued from preceding page
College, a Jewish boarding
school in Berkshire, England.
After a year, he transferred to
a secular school in Hastings,
where he met Louis Nahas, a
Christian Palestinian with
whom -Broza had much in
common. Both were born in
Haifa, both were the sons of
businessmen and together
they shared a love for music.
Broza has often attributed
much of his style to Nahas.
In 1974, Broza returned to
Israel to join the army, serv-
ing in the air force entertain-
ment corps. Even before his
discharge, Broza appeared in
pubs and bars — singing in
English and Spanish. At first,
he shunned singing in
Hebrew for fear of sounding
like an imitation of other
Israeli performers. Now he
sings in all three languages —
Spanish, Hebrew and
English. And it is precisely
his tri-lingual/cultural style
that makes Broza stand out.
"I work very hard getting a
style of my own," he says.
"I've been exposed to dif-
ferent ways of life, from Mid-
dle Eastern Mediterranean to
Western Mediterranean to
totally Western. That's my
uniqueness!"
Before setting out on his
own, Broza used to perform
with his younger sister, Talia.
But now he is a one-man
show, just he and his guitar,
though occasionally he'll add
a pianist or percussionist —
"whatever's available!"
One of Broza's first major
hit songs was Y'hiyeh Toy (It
Will Be Good), which he
wrote with Yonatan Gefen
and completed during Anwar
Sadat's momentous visit to
Israel to negotiate the Camp
David accords. It is a song of
hope and a dream for peace.
Says Broza: "I hope I won't
have to sing this song the rest
of my life!'
Y'hiyeh Toy is one of Broza's
opening songs. And yes, it
will be good. Song after song,
Broza romances the audience.
There is no language barrier.
His English is flawless and
the Spanish and Hebrew
melodies are so colorful that
they need no translation. And
while he tries to explain the
words for the audience, his at-
tempts rarely do justice to the
beautiful lyrics.
Broza sings of love, hate,
death, war, marriage and
separation. "My songs are
always about things people
can relate to," he said.
Broza's main aim is to send
a message even to those who
don't understand his words. "I
think the music is strong
enough to talk by itself." His
single most evident theme is
the similarities between peo-
ple all over the world.
David Broza recently appeared in concert in Ann Arbor.
about his own home town of
During an interview, Broza
Haifa, a city he continues to
speaks softly. He serenades
sing about but doesn't plan to
the reporter, strumming on
return to anytime soon.
his guitar between questions,
Broza left Israel three years
preparing for the evening's
ago. Having made it to the top
performance. He doesn't
of the Israeli charts, he decid-
always answer the questions
ed to pack up his wife, Ruthie,
and at times seems uncomfor-
(who has doubled as his agent
table speaking about himself.
for the last eight years), his
Interestingly enough, Broza
two children, (Moran, 7, and
seems more comfortable
Ramon, 6) and his guitar and
speaking on stage. He comes
try to make it in America.
alive, he's witty and knows
Since then, he has played
how to please the audience.
across the United States and
"I like to communicate!'
is now putting the final
Broza says between strums. "I
touches on his first all-
hope I do that through music.
American album, which he
I try."
hopes to have completed by
Broza sings with tremen-
late spring.
dous power and feeling. Perch-
Broza never expected to
ed on a stool, guitar never
stay in the States this long,
leaving his arms, at times
but still he has no plans to
he's so into his music it's as
leave. "Nothing is ever final.
if he's gone into a trance. He
I love Israel. It's my
holds onto the rhythm
homeland. But if I'm working
through his big black boots
here and I'm happy, I'll stay.
which are ever-tapping the
If I feel I'm missing
stage.
something, I'll leave. My
Though a Jew, Broza is
main thing in life is to be true
more devoted to his music
to myself. So far, things have
than his religion. "I'm
been good!'
definitely Jewish" he said, ad-
Another priority for Broza
ding with a smile, "I can't
is holding on to his Israeli au-
change my nose. I'm aware of
dience. It wasn't easy to leave
where I came from and
them and he hopes that after
respect my heritage. But I'm
such a long separation, they
not at all religious."
won't leave him. "It would
Several songs into the con-
hurt me to think my music
cert, Broza begins to flirt with
wouldn't be understood in
the crowd. "Anyone here from
Israel. Israel's my home —
Detroit?," he asks the more
that's where my roots are.
than 400 people who nearly
When I create music in the
filled the Ann Arbor theater.
United States, I aim toward
"Chicago? New York?
the American markets, but I
Netanya?"
like to think my Israeli au-
This is how Broza in-
dience will like it and accept
troduces the song he wrote