Shoshana Damari

Shoshana Damari

Shoshana Damari (Hebrew: שושנה דמארי, born 1923, died February 14 2006) was an Israeli singer and actress.

Biography

Shoshana Damari was born in Dhamar, Yemen. She immigrated to Palestine with her parents in 1924. They settled in the city of Rishon LeZion. At a very young age Shoshana performed with her mother, and when she was 14 she had her first songs broadcast on the radio. She studied singing and acting at the Shulamit Studio in Tel Aviv, where she met Shlomo Busami, the studio manager who became her personal manager. They wed shortly thereafter in 1939, when she was only 16. That year, Damari also performed her first solo.

Musical career

Her alto voice was distinctive, as was her Yemenite pronunciation of certain Hebrew letters. Her first record was released in 1948 and her best known song "Kalaniyot" (Anemones) dates from that period. She became known as the "Queen of Israeli song" and was especially popular among Israeli soldiers, for whom she frequently performed. In the mid-1980s, Damari teamed up with Boaz Sharabi for a duet that brought her back into the limelight. She was awarded the Israel Prize in 1988 for her contributions to vocal music. In 2005, aged 82, she recorded two tracks for the "Mimaamakim" album by Idan Raichel's Project and participated in some of their live performances. The two had been slated to begin another joint project. She died in Tel Aviv after a brief bout of pneumonia. She breathed her last breath whilst "Kalaniyot" was sung by her family and friends who had been sitting in vigil during her final few days. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=damari&itemNo=682676] [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=98497]

References

External links

* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395408904&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull "Jerusalem Post" "Renowned singer and cultural icon Shoshana Damari dies" February 14 2006]
* [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/986875241.html?dids=986875241:986875241&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+15%2C+2006&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=B.11&desc=Obituaries "L.A. Times Obituary" : Shoshana Damari, 83; Israeli Singer, 'Queen of Hebrew Music']
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/damari.html Jewish Virtual Library article on Shoshana Damari]
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