Cabra Casay () is an Israeli singer, best known for her work alongside
Idan Raichel in the
Idan Raichel Project
Idan Raichel (, ; b. 12 September 1977) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and musician known for his "Idan Raichel Project" (Hebrew: ), distinctive for its Jazz fusion, fusion of Electronic music, electronics, traditional Hebrew texts, and dive ...
(
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
: הפרוייקט של עידן רייכל).
Casay was born in a refugee camp in
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
on August 3, 1982 to
Ethiopian Jewish parents who had left Ethiopia to emigrate to Israel as part of
Operation Moses. She arrived in Israel in 1983, when she was one year old. Upon arrival in Israel, the family lived in
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Ma'alot-Tarshiha (; ) is a city in the North District, Israel, North District in Israel, about east of Nahariya, and about Above mean sea level, above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab citizens of ...
, and two years later they moved to
Kiryat Malakhi, where she grew up.
At age 18, she began her mandatory military service in the
IDF, where she met Idan Raichel. Together, they performed in many military camps and facilities. When they left the army, the Idan Raichel project was acclaimed as a success, and they performed all over Israel and even went on some offshore tours.
Casay took part in the first season of the Israeli version of ''American Idol'', ''
Kochav Nolad'', where she reached the top 8. Her most famous song is ''Habaytah, Haloch Chazor'', which means "Home, Back and Forth."
Casay is known for her use of Arab and Ethiopian vocal techniques such as ululation.
Raichel feels at home at city winery
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References
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1982 births
Ethiopian Jews
21st-century Israeli women singers
Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent
Kokhav Nolad contestants
Living people