Mashina

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Mashina (משינה)
Background information
Origin	Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Pop rock new wave ska alternative rock hard rock
Years active	1983–1995, 2003–present
Members	Yuval Banay Iggy Dayan Avner Hodorov Michael Benson Shlomi Bracha
Website	www.mashina.co.il

Mashina (Hebrew: משינה) are an Israeli pop rock band which was active from 1983 to 1995, and then again from 2003 to the present. The band is considered by many to be Israel's most important and influential rock band. Their musical style took inspiration from ska and hard rock, among others.^[1]

The band was formed in 1983 by lead vocalist Yuval Banai and guitarist Shlomi Bracha.^[2] In late 1985, the band released its first album, self-titled, in which, alongside Banai and Bracha, bassist Michael Benson and drummer Iggy Dayan participated.

After the album was released, keyboardist Avner Hodorov joined the band, and its lineup has remained unchanged since then. The band achieved great success and popularity, but in 1995 it disbanded.^[2] During its farewell performance on July 18 of that year, a tragedy occurred at the Arad Music Festival, where three teenagers waiting for the performance died due to the overcrowding at the entrance.

Until its disband in 1995, the band released seven studio albums and one compilation album. In 2003, when the band resumed its activities,^[2] it has since released two live albums and three additional studio albums.