Shoshana Damari 1923- 2006
Shoshana Damari, who was awarded the Israel Prize in 1988 for her contribution to Israeli vocal music, has died today at the age of 83.
Shoshana Damari is today recognized as Israel's greatest singing star and the true representative of Israeli folklore singing. Originally From Damar, Yemen she was brought to Israel at the age of two. Traditional folk songs and chants have long been associated with her family so that it was only natural that she developed into a folk singer. As a child she performed at weddings with her mother but her singing career started on her 14th birthday when she began to sing on the radio. She was an immediate success on both the stage and recordings.
Shoshana did her first American concert tour in 1954 to "sell out" audiences. Her first important film role was in "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer" made in 1957. She is also famous for her performance of many songs by composer Moshe Vilensky, chief among them “Kalaniyot” (Anemones).
Shoshana possesses an extraordinary stage personality and an uncanny ability to project the exact interpretation of a song as originally intended. This is one of the reasons for her immense popularity in Israel where she is considered the foremost interpreter of popular songs.
Shoshana is a real Zionist singer. She portrait in her songs more then 60 years of wars, peace, underground battles, happiness and sorrow.
For more information and to listen to her songs use these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Damari
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/damari.html
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/681488.html
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