The International Exposure event will return to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from November 18 to 23, featuring dozens of Israeli artists performing before leading figures from the global music industry.
Among this year’s lineup are Orphaned Land, DJ Darwish with Marina Maximilian, Ehud Banai and the Dub Refugees, Valerie Hamaty, Yemen Blues, Noam Inbar, trumpet player Avishai Cohen, Omer Mushkovitz, and Tuval Haim with his band Polkes, performing songs from Brothers, the album he wrote in memory of his late brother, Yotam Haim. Also on stage will be T&T — a project by Tamir Muskat — along with many others.
According to organizers, the festival — a joint initiative of the Yellow Submarine music club in Jerusalem and the Foreign Ministry’s Cultural Diplomacy Division, with support from the Ministry of Culture, the Jerusalem Foundation, and the Jerusalem Municipality — will bring together around 50 international guests. They include festival and venue directors, producers, DJs, artistic managers, record label representatives, journalists, international talent scouts, and broadcasters.
Events will take place across multiple venues: in Jerusalem at Beit HaHarutzim, the Arts Campus, the Tower of David Museum, and the Yellow Submarine; and in Tel Aviv at Teder, Metzada, and March2. The closing conference will be held at the De Vinci Culture Cell, which was damaged in the Iranian attack earlier this year and has since been restored.
Additional participating acts include The Way Home project led by Haya Gilboa, The People of the Music, Tom Meira Armoni, Dani Kutner, the Gil Ron Shama Ensemble, Shaked Miller, Dima XR, Nadav Dagon, Tai Rona, Malox, and Shay, alongside DJ sets, multidisciplinary art installations, dance, and theater performances.
This year, for the first time, the International Exposure Festival will join forces with the Israel Festival for a special opening night titled One Day There Will Be Paradise Here. The event will feature several original productions premiered at the recent Israel Festival, including Tuval Haim with Polkes and Brothers, Yaniv Shentzer’s musical performance using instruments crafted from missile debris, and collaborations such as Sonolog with Talmudi and Ariel Qassis.