The Platina were an Israeli jazz-rock ensemble that was active from 1971 to 1976, first serving as the backing band for Tel Aviv singer/songwriter Arik Einstein. As an autonomous outfit, Platina released one live album and a studio set on Isradisc circa 1973/74. Concurrently, the band collaborated with singer/songwriter Chava Alberstein on a 1974 album for CBS. A series of 1976 recordings would later surface on the archival release The Girl With the Flaxen Hair, issued in 2003 on Mio Records.
Members: Roman Kunsman (flute, alto saxophone, alto flute), אהרלה קמינסקי [Aaron Kaminsky] (percussion, drums), Lev Zabeginsky (double bass, bass), Yakov Erlich (keyboards), Haim Kario (guitar), Riki Manor (vocals), Bernie Senensky (piano), Victor Fonarov (bass, electric bass), Alona Turel (Percussion), Nachum Pereferkovitch (piano, electric piano)
Discography:
- Live at The Bar Barim (1973)
- Freedom (1974)
- Chava Alberstein and The Platina (with Chava Alberstein, 1974)
- The Girl With the Flaxen Hair (2003, recorded 1976)
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