Nikmat HaTraktor

Nikmat Hatraktor was established in 1988 in Tel Aviv by singer and bass player Avi Balali, keyboardist Ilan Green and guitarist Ophir Leibovitch.

Other band members include Eyal Parson Shachar on keyboard and Aviv Barak on drums.

It was produced by Bari Sacharof (of the aforementioned band FortiSakharof), and contained a number of their hits, the prominent ones including: Mischak Shel Dma'ot (משחק של דמעות, lit.

Master of Forgiveness) based on the Sephardic Jewish incantation bearing the same name, and Afifonim (עפיפונים, lit.

Kites) - the Hebrew translation of Simon Dupree and the Big Sound's song.