Mor Karbasi

Mor Karbasi is a singer-songwriter born in Jerusalem, and now based in London.

One of her main projects is Ladino music, also known as Judezmo, Spanyolit, or Sephardic - the ancient language and music of the exiled Jews of Spain. She writes original material, as well as singing traditional songs. She has been compared to Mariza and Yasmin Levy, but has a strongly individual sound, whichever type of music she sings.

Karbasi's heritage is mixed Moroccan and Persian, and according to her Moroccan grandfather, "the blood remembers," meaning that before this her ancestors came from Spain. Her connection to this culture is expressed passionately through her music.

Musical career

Karbasi's concert appearances include: Tours of Europe and USA, including appearances on London's Trafalgar Square open air stage (2006 and 2007), festival performances (Womad Festival 2007 Charlton Park, and Las Palmas-Canary Islands, Celtic Connections 2009). TV and Radio broadcasts on National French TV and BBC radio. Her first album, The Beauty and the Sea, was reviewed in The Guardian newspaper. The review called her "one of the great young divas of the global music scene." ^[1]

She has also made guest appearances with groups having compatible styles, Koby Israelite, Baroque fusion 'Eclipse', Rai band Ludomix, the Pena Flamenco de Israel.

Discography

"Daughter of the Spring", 2011

"The Beauty and the Sea", 2008, produced by Joe Taylor and Grammy award winning producer/engineer Matt Howe, is viewed as her debut album.

Earlier work includes a self produced CD called "Broken Wings", and a 4 track EP called "Rosa".

Traditional influences

Mor Karbasi collects and sings songs in Ladino, as well as European and Latin American folk, also Andalucian music sung in Hebrew with Arabic melodies and scales. The latter is called Piyyutim, and is a type of prayer traditionally only sung by men.

References

1. ^ Mor Karbasi, The Beauty and the Sea, The Guardian, Friday April 25 2008

External links

• MySpace - Mor Karbasi
• Mintaka Music - Mor Karbasi
• Homepage of Mor Karbasi

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