Yonatan Nahmias | Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer

Guitarist · Multi-instrumentalist · Producer

Yonatan Nahmias

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Yonatan Nahmias playing guitar, coming out of the dark
Photo: @tiomanevar
  • On stage with
  • Karolina
  • Corinne Allal
  • Dana Adini
  • Liraz Charhi
  • Boom Pam
  • Echo
  • and many more
  • Opened for
  • Berry Sakharof
  • Aviv Geffen
  • Hayehudim

Selected discography

Records

Releases on Wax Thématique, Delights, Spasibo Records and Ma Ze Music. Press Listen on a cover to play it right here; the player loads from Bandcamp or Spotify, which may set their own cookies.

Projects

The bands

  • Yonatan Nahmias with a guitar among trees, in purple and pink tones
    Photo: @shiffstagram

    Yonatino

    Retro-futurist psychedelic rock

    Yonatino is the artist name and solo project of guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Yonatan Nahmias: the distilled sound of vintage rock and psychedelia, carried into a vision of the future. An aesthetic all its own, with cloudy textures that drift from lo-fi to hi-fi. The first songs are on their way.

    Follow on Instagram – Yonatino (opens in a new tab)
  • VuVuVu sitting in a row on a harbour wall at night, a boat behind them
    Photo: @shiffstagram

    VuVuVu

    Psychedelic groove · Africa · the Middle East

    Born in 2020 out of weekly jams at House of Records in Tel Aviv: loose, heavy grooves with Mediterranean breaks, later joined by a full horn section. The band has played all-night sets, from midnight to six in the morning.

    With Karolina
    The single “Children of God” (2024), and two shows with Karolina at Barby, with guests Boom Pam, Echo, Corinne Allal and Dana Adini.
    Live
    Indie Negev Festival 2022, Barby, Tel Aviv clubs.
    Lineup
    Amir Sadot, Itamar Weinstein, Tomer Zuk, Matan Caspi, Yonatan Nahmias (guitar)
    Watch live – VuVuVu (opens in a new tab) Instagram – VuVuVu (opens in a new tab)
  • The Flavors posing in retro outfits on a Persian rug in the studio
    Photo: @royi_visuals

    The Flavors

    Instrumental funk & soul

    Instrumental soul from the House of Records circle in Tel Aviv: tight, heavy and warm.

    Live
    Indie Negev Festival 2021, Teder.fm in Tel Aviv, live sessions at House of Records
    Instagram – The Flavors (opens in a new tab)

Also a member of Jeronimo: watch Live From the Garage, the full session (opens in a new tab)

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Bio

Yonatan Nahmias on stage with his guitar, lit in warm light
Photo: @tiomanevar

Yonatan Nahmias started out at the mixing desk, on the knee of his father, Dar Nahmias (Hebrew Wikipedia, opens in a new tab), a musician, producer and sound engineer at Ambience Studios (opens in a new tab). By the age of one he was already moving faders on the console.

Baby Yonatan in a red shirt on his father’s lap, reaching for the faders of a studio mixing console
Yonatan, 1 year old, at Ambience Studios (opens in a new tab), circa 1996

Over the years, alongside a lot of learning, he found his place among musicians of every kind and played many styles, next to strong rock ’n’ roll and groove scenes. Today he is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays guitar in VuVuVu, Alma Madre, The Flavors and Jeronimo, and is building his own project, Yonatino. His taste runs from psychedelic rock, funk and soul to Middle Eastern and African music.

With VuVuVu he has released records on a variety of labels and co-writes the band’s music, including the 2026 single “Keyif” (VuVuVu feat. Mervealice), and he recorded the single “Children of God” with Karolina. He has worked with JJ Whitefield (Poets of Rhythm) and played from Indie Negev to the Red Sea Jazz Festival, and live on Kan Gimel, Galgalatz and Galei Tzahal.

He has also played bass for Itamar Levy, guitars on his father’s records, and made music for the game PUCKVPUCK. Since 2019 he has taught guitar, bass and drums and coached bands.

Liner notes

Selected credits

Artists, stages and stations.

Shared the stage with

  • Karolina
  • Corinne Allal
  • Dana Adini
  • Liraz CharhiHeichal HaTarbut, Tel Aviv
  • Hoodna Orchestra
  • Boom Pam
  • Eddie RobertsThe New Mastersounds
  • Neal SugarmanDaptone Records
  • Danny ShoshanThe Churchills
  • Miri Mesika
  • Lazer Lloyd
  • Dori Ben Zeev
  • Hillary Sergeant
  • Echo
  • and many more

Worked with

  • Karolinathe single “Children of God”
  • JJ WhitefieldPoets of Rhythm, Whitefield Brothers
  • Itamar Levy
  • Dar Nahmias
  • and many more

Opened for

  • Berry Sakharof
  • Aviv Geffen
  • Ivri Lider
  • Hayehudim
  • and more

Festivals

  • Red Sea Jazz Festival
  • Indie Negev
  • Menashe Forests
  • Festival 100, Haifa
  • Beer festivals

Live on air

  • Kan Gimelwith Karolina
  • Galgalatzwith Karolina
  • Galei Tzahalwith Yoav Kotner
  • Radio 106with Leon Feldman
  • 88FMairplay for VuVuVu and Alma Madre

Labels

Releases on Wax Thématique (Seattle), Delights, Spasibo Records and Ma Ze Music. Member of the House of Records musicians' collective, Tel Aviv (2020–2023).

Ways to work together

Work with me

Shows, sessions, production and lessons.

  1. Live guitar

    For shows and events: a set with one of my bands, or a guitarist who fits your lineup and your sound.

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  2. Session guitar

    Guitar parts for your record, for artists and producers, from rock, funk and soul to Middle Eastern and African grooves. Vintage tones, tight grooves, parts that serve the song.

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  3. Production and arranging

    Taking a song from idea to finished recording: arrangement, production and composition.

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  4. Lessons and band coaching

    Guitar, bass and drums, private or in groups, plus coaching for bands. Teaching in music schools and centres since 2019. In Ramat Gan and online.

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