Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBoogie Balagan. Their presence, illuminates the absence in Israeli music. Credit: Franck HaymannCountless songs have been written from a place of pain and shock since October 7, but few have encapsulated the pain of that day and what has happened to the country since like Boogie BalaganBen Shalev09:49 PM • May 24 2026 IDTChoosing an opening track for an album is an art in itself. The members of the duo Boogie Balagan rose to this challenge with distinction on their new album "Gozlerim Yahalom" (Diamond Eyes, a blend of Hebrew and Turkish). Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MizrahiMusic in IsraelOctober 7Israeli cultureCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesWhite House ShootingIran DealGazaIDF in Lebanon Settler ViolenceShavuotHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNo One Has Lamented Israel Quite Like This Musical DuoNetanyahu's Shavuot Greeting Video to Israelis: Gaslighting, Hate and DivisionThe Tragedy of the Jewish Players Who Shaped Interwar European Soccer'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7''Dressed as non-Muslim': Palestinian Star Elyanna Sparks Acclaim and ControversyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth