Mor Karbasi (; born April 23, 1986) is an Israeli singer-songwriter born in

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and now based in

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after five years in London. One of her main projects is Ladino music, also known as Judezmo, Spanyolit, or Sephardic—the

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and music of the exiled Jews of Portugal and Spain. She writes original material, as well as singing traditional songs. She has been compared to

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and Yasmin Levy, but has a strongly individual sound, whichever type of music she sings. Karbasi's heritage is mixed Iranian (paternal) and Moroccan (maternal), and according to her Moroccan Jewish grandfather, "the blood remembers," meaning that before this her ancestors came from Spain. Her connection to this culture is expressed passionately through her music. Her family name Karbasi means "canvas" in Persian.

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 (

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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."Mor Karbasi, The Beauty and the Sea
''The Guardian'', Friday April 25, 2008 She has also made guest appearances with groups having compatible styles, Koby Israelite, Baroque fusion 'Eclipse', Rai band Ludomix, the Pena

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de Israel. In 2017 Mor joined Swiss-based world music band Beyond, participating in their fourth album Awakening.

Discography

* Earlier work includes a self-produced CD called "Broken Wings", and a four track EP called "Rosa". * The Beauty and the Sea

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* Daughter of the Spring 011* La Tsadika (The Ballad For Sol) 013* Ojos De Novia (Eyes of a Bride) 016

Traditional influences

Mor Karbasi collects and sings songs in Ladino, as well as European and Latin American folk, also

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n music sung in

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with

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melodies and scales. The latter is called

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im, and is a type of prayer traditionally only sung by men.

References

External links

MySpace – Mor Karbasi

Mintaka Music – Mor Karbasi

Homepage of Mor Karbasi

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karbasi, Mor Living people 21st-century Israeli women singers Judaeo-Spanish-language singers Israeli emigrants to the United Kingdom Israeli people of Iranian-Jewish descent Spanish-language singers of Israel Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli women singer-songwriters Israeli singer-songwriters 1986 births