Daklon (born Yosef Levy, April 6, 1944) is an [tav]Israeli singer and a trailblazer of Mizrahi music, a genre that fuses Middle Eastern, North African, and Mediterranean sounds. Born in Tel Aviv’s Kerem Hateimanim neighborhood to Jewish immigrants from Yemen, he began performing at age 11 and launched his professional career in the late 1950s. Daklon’s music draws on Yemenite Jewish traditions, biblical poetry, psalms, and ancient Jewish hymns, as well as popular Greek and Hindi melodies, which he adapted into Hebrew. These efforts were instrumental in bringing Mizrahi music into mainstream Israeli culture during a time when it was often marginalized. Over his decades-long career, Daklon has collaborated with iconic artists like Haim Moshe and Avihu Medina and released more than 35 albums, earning him a central place in Israeli music history. His unique ability to blend traditional and modern influences has made him a key figure in preserving and celebrating the cultural heritage of Mizrahi Jews. In recognition of his contribution to Israeli culture and Mizrahi music, Daklon was awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for Hebrew Singing in 2023, cementing his legacy as a cultural icon and musical pioneer. Wiki: Hebrew: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/דקלון English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daklon <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Daklon">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.