Dalia Faitelson (; born 14 December 1966) is a Denmark-based Israeli composer, vocalist, guitarist, and DJ DaFa.
Biography
Faitelson is of Israeli descent. She studied at the
Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, followed by the
Berklee College of Music
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in Boston, before she moved to
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øres ...
. Her music combines jazz, folk, Middle Eastern and Balkan melodies.
Faitelson worked with
Randy Brecker
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Early life
Brecker was ...
,
Jerry Bergonzi
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Early life and education
Bergonzi received a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1971 and is the founder ...
,
Lelo Nika,
Adam Nussbaum
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Early life
Nussbaum was born in New York City on November 29, 1955. He grew up in Norwalk (Connecticut), Norwalk, Connecticut, and first played the drums at the age of four. Aft ...
,
Chris Cheek
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Biography
Cheek was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was the director of a Junior high school band. Cheek began learning to play the alto saxophone ...
,
Marilyn Mazur
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,
Manolo Badrena
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, Thommy Andersson and Café. She received the Danish equivalent of a Grammy Award for Jazz in 2000 for the album ''Diamond of the Day'' and the 2005 Composer of the Year Award given by the Danish Composer Association. In 2014 she was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the Danish Music Awards for ''As the World Sleeps'' and has twice been nominated for the Danish World Music Award with her band Pilpel.
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Discography
* ''Common Ground'' ( Storyville Records DK, 1994)
* ''On Rising Spirits'' ( Stunt Records DK, 1997)
* ''Diamond of the Day'' (Stunt Records DK, 1999)
* ''Point of No Return'' (Stunt Records DK, 2001)
* ''Movable Clouds'' ( Enja Records DE, 2004)
* ''Spring Alliance'' (Calibrated Music DK, 2007)
* ''Pilpel'' (Double Moon DE, 2007)
* ''The Orient West Choir'' (Gateway DK, 2011)
* ''Pilpel - Burning Sensation'' (Peregrina Music DE, 2011)
* ''As the World Sleeps'' (Tunecore US, 2014)
References
External links
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Living people
Danish jazz singers
Danish women jazz singers
Israeli jazz singers
Israeli women jazz singers
Danish jazz composers
Danish jazz guitarists
Women jazz guitarists
Danish women jazz composers
Danish women jazz musicians
Berklee College of Music alumni
20th-century Israeli women singers
Israeli jazz guitarists
1966 births
21st-century Israeli women singers