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Praise and worship duo Barry and Batya Segal are among Israel’s leading inspirational recording artists and have recorded seven albums together. Their songs, which incorporate rich vocal harmonies and ancient Yemenite elements such as prayer chanting, are based on scripture and have been translated into many languages.

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Praise and worship duo Barry and Batya Segal are among Israel’s leading inspirational recording artists and have recorded seven albums together.

Batya was born in Jerusalem after her parents, descendants of the Tribe of Levi, made Aliyah to Israel in the late 1930s from Yemen. They brought her up listening to classical, Israeli and Yemenite music, and she is celebrated as a songwriter in both English and Hebrew. Barry was born in Detroit, MI and raised on a varied musical diet, from classical to rhythm and blues. His distinctive and upbeat style, called Mizrahi, mixes traditional Middle Eastern sounds with modern world music, using a variety of unique instruments. Barry and Batya met at a musician’s workshop and instantly connected, musically and spiritually, marrying in 1987. Their songs, which incorporate rich vocal harmonies and ancient Yemenite elements such as prayer chanting, are based on scripture and have been translated into many languages.

Today, Barry and Batya live on the outskirts of Jerusalem, and in 1994 they established Vision for Israel and The Joseph Storehouse to help disadvantaged people in Israel and other nations.

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Timeline

  • 1982
    Barry and Batya meet in Jerusalem at a house group meeting for musicians and songwriters.
  • 1984
    Recorded in Jerusalem with a local worship team, the first recording - “Sos Asis” - I Will Greatly Rejoice in the Lord.
  • 1986
    Recorded in Jerusalem with a local worship team, the second recording - “Gili Meod” - Rejoice Greatly Daughter of Zion.
  • 06/15/1987
    Barry and Batya are married in Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 1994
    Recorded “Sh’ma Yisrael” - Produced with Martin Smith and Barry and Batya in Israel and England. Hebraic Praise and Worship with Israeli and British singers and musicians.
  • 1998
    “Jerusalem the Last Frontier” - Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel and Nashville, Kansas City in the USA. Produced by Paul Clark and with Barry and Batya.
  • 1997
    “Be Not Silent” - Live Recording at Conference in Cranborne, Dorset, United Kingdom/ Mixed in Wales.
  • 2002
    “Go Through The Gates” - Recorded in Israel and the United Kingdom. Produced by Andy Piercy with Barry and Batya.
  • 2013
    “Day 7” - Recorded in Jerusalem, Israel and the United Kingdom - Produced by Dave Bainbridge with Barry and Batya.

Artists

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Barry Segal

Barry was raised in a Jewish American family, encountering the Messiah as a young musician living a colorful lifestyle in Detroit and Cleveland. He focused on praise and worship music, and led a fellowship while also pursuing a career in professional radio and TV production.
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Batya Segal

Batya was born in Jerusalem to an orthodox Jewish family from a Yemenite background. Following a supernatural encounter as a young mother, Batya became a believer in Yeshua.

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