Early Career
He was always interested in different cultures and music, blending his love of folk and rock with Celtic, Scandinavian, and Romanian music, among other influences. His career began with a stint in a military band. Afterward, he collaborated with Israeli musicians on various compilations before recording The Gibberish Album in 1992. This “half circus, half musical” brought 115 musicians and singers from different cultures together on one stage to sing in gibberish—what Zino describes as “folk songs for an imaginary village.”
Zino’s next album, A Bit of Lust, a Bit of Tenderness, a Bit of Love, (1993) was a major milestone in the development of Israeli alternative and hard rock music and made him the “bad boy” of Israeli rock. Zino’s subsequent CDs range from alternative rock (Drive By) to hip-hop tracks featuring Zino’s innovative production/sampler techniques (Zino Featuring Human Beatbox). Songs from his CDs have been heard in the hit TV shows The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and others.
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