Yossi Aharon

Yossi Aharon (Hebrew: יוסי אהרון‎‎) is a musician and virtuoso Greek bouzouki player from Tiberias, Israel.

Yossi Aharon began his musical career at age 6 and learned to play mandolin, violin and piano. He showed talent and loved to play classical melodies of popular composers. He studied computing and successfully graduated.

During a visit to Greece, he started to learn to play bouzouki. He was influenced by Greek culture and developed a deep affinity for Greek music and Rebetiko. In Israel, He began teaching the instrument.

He built a new website called "The Greek world" (Hebrew: “Haolam Ha’yevani”) containing information on Greek music and culture. The website received thousands of unique users each month. He wrote the book “Kessem Ha’bouzouki” (“The Magic of Bouzouki”), a comprehensive Greek bouzouki method book in Hebrew include Greek musical scales. More than 1000 copies of the book were sold in Israel. His great passion for Greek music and constant visits to Greece caused him to abandon his profession to spend his time in music.

In August 2012, he released the album “Melodies From The Heart”, a Greek bouzouki instrumentals album.

• Melodies From The Heart (2012)