Mor Karbasi
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| origin = Jerusalem, Israel
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| genre = World music, Sephardic music
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| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2008–present
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Mor Karbasi (born April 23, 1986) is an Israeli singer-songwriter born in Jerusalem, and now based in Seville after five years 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 Portugal and 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 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 (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."[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/25/worldmusic 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 Flamenco 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 [2008]
- Daughter of the Spring [2011]
- La Tsadika (The Ballad For Sol) [2013]
- Ojos De Novia (Eyes of a Bride) [2016]
Traditional influences
References
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External links
- [https://www.myspace.com/morkarbasi MySpace – Mor Karbasi]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725133122/http://www.mintakamusic.com/mor_karbasi/ Mintaka Music – Mor Karbasi]
- [http://www.morkarbasi.com/ Homepage of Mor Karbasi]
- [http://www.djambore.com/mor-karbasi/ С Мор Карбаси във вълшебната приказка на гласа й]
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Category:21st-century Israeli women singers
Category:Judaeo-Spanish-language singers
Category:Israeli emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Israeli people of Iranian-Jewish descent
Category:Spanish-language singers of Israel
Category:Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
Category:Israeli women singer-songwriters