He met Yuval Banay in 1980 while they were serving together in the Israel Defense Forces, and they formed a band.

They split up after their army service, and Bracha formed the group HaChazit Ha'amamit ("The National Front") with bassist Michael Benson.

In 1984 Bracha teamed up again with Banay and with drummer Iggy Dayan to form the band Mashina.

He released a solo album, Chaplin Charlie, in 2003, the same year that Mashina got back together and resumed recording and performing.

Aside from his musical career, Shlomi Bracha served as coach and mentor (alongside his teammate, Yuval Banay) on the television show The Voice Israel in the second season.