Moshe "Mosh" Ben Ari ( he, מוש בן ארי; born 21 September 1970) is an Israeli musician, lyricist, and composer.

Biography

Ben Ari was born in

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, Israel, to a family of

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background. He first discovered music as a child through the traditional Jewish and ethnic chants that were part of his everyday life. He started playing music at the age of 16 and has since studied music around the world, including in

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. He plays various string instruments including acoustic and classic guitar, Indian

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, Turkish

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, Moroccan

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, and bass. In 1997, together with a few friends, he founded the world music ensemble Sheva (, Seven). The band members come from Muslim and Jewish backgrounds and the main theme in their songs is the call for peace in the Middle East and around the world. Their first album, (, "Heavenly Wedding" or "Celestial Marriage") featured the hit song ''

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'' ("", from Arabic: ), also known as ''′Od Yavoh′ Shalom ′Alaynu'' (""lit. "Still, it will come, Peace upon us"). The band has released four studio albums and one live album. In 2001, Ben-Ari's debut solo album, ''Ad Elay'' ("", "Unto me"), came out. In 2004, he released his second album, ''Derekh'' ("", "Way" or "Path"). This album quickly went Gold in Israel. In 2006, Ben-Ari's third album, ''Masa UMatan'' ("Negotiations" lit. "Journey and Provision" ""), was released. All of Ben-Ari's albums have been produced by Globalev World Music, in Israel. His music is a blend of

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, and world music. Ben-Ari was featured in

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's Summerstage Tour on 29 June 2008. Aside from his musical career, Mosh Ben-Ari served as coach and mentor on the third season of the television show The Voice Israel.

Discography

with Sheva

* החתונה השמיימית (Celestial Wedding - 1997) * יום ולילה (Day & Night - 1999) * גן (Garden - 2002) * Live in Australia (2005) * Sheva (2006)

Solo

* ''Ad Elay'' (2001) * ''Derech'' (2004) * ''Masa UMatan'' (2006) * ''Ad Elai'' (2007) * ''Enshom'' (2009) * ''תסתכל לי בעיניים'' (Look me in the eye - 2011) * ''Soof'' (2013) * ''כמו בחיים'' (Lifelike - 2013) * ''Kmo Ba'haim'' (2013)

References

External links

* ww.moshbenari.net Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ben-Ari, Mosh Living people 1970 births 20th-century Israeli male singers Israeli composers Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli people of French-Jewish descent People from Afula 21st-century Israeli male singers Israeli Mizrahi Jews