About גבריאל בלחסן

Gabriel Balchsan (1976-2013), Israeli artist and guitarist of former Israeli alternative rock band Algir. Born in a religious family in a small religious town by the name of Talmay Eliahu, Balchasan grew up around faith and was trained to be a cantor in a synagogue. Due to severe mental illness including depression and manic attacks, he suffured a few mental breakdowns that lead him to undergo psychiatric hospitalization, which translated mostly to his first album "Rakavot" ("Trains"). He has released five albums so far- רכבות (Trains)(1999) השנים היפות של גבריאל (Gabriel's Beautiful Years) (2002) בשדות (In the fields)(2006) עתיד (Future)(2010) גם כשעיניי פקוחות (Even When My Eyes Are Open)(2011) In the 21th of August, 2013, He passed away in his home. May his soul rest peacfully.