Pharaoh's Daughter is an American Jewish
world music band from
New York City
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. Formed in 1995 by
Basya Schechter, their music is a mix of American
folk
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, Jewish
klezmer, and
Middle Eastern sounds.
Schechter is currently a member of the
alternative hip hop group
Darshan, together with Rabbi Shir Yaakov Feit and Jewish rapper
Eprhyme
Eden Daniel Pearlstein (born February 19, 1980), better known by his stage name Eprhyme (pronounced "E-Prime"), is an American Jewish rapper and hip hop production, producer based in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. While attending The Ever ...
.
Band members
;Current
*
Basya Schechter —
lead vocals,
guitar
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,
oud
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* String instruments
*Necked bowl lutes
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,
saz,
percussion
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*Daphna Mor —
recorders,
zurna
The zurna ( Armenian: զուռնա zuṙna; Old Armenian: սուռնայ suṙnay; Albanian: surle/surla; Persian: karna/Kornay/surnay; Macedonian: зурла/сурла zurla/surla; Bulgarian: ''зурна/зурла''; Serbian: зурла/zu ...
,
ney
The ''ney'' ( fa, Ney/نی, ar, Al-Nāy/الناي), is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Persian music and Arabic music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continually ...
,
melodica
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, vocals
*
Meg Okura —
violin
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*
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (born 1975 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American bassist and oud player who has recorded and performed extensively with Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits, Daniel Zamir's Satlah, Rashanim, and Pharaoh's Daughter, and John ...
—
bass
*Yuval Lion —
drums
*
Jason Lindner
Jason Lindner (born February 1, 1973) is an American pianist, keyboardist, synthesist, sound designer, composer, arranger and producer.
Life and career
Lindner was brought up in Brooklyn, New York City.Matzner, Frank A. (August 18, 2014"Jason Li ...
—
rhodes piano,
keys
*Mathias Kunzli — percussion
*Uri Sharlin —
accordion, vocals
;Former
*Daniel Freedman — drums
*Noah Hoffeld —
cello
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*Alan Kashan —
santur
Discography
*''Daddy's Pockets'' (Orchard, 1999)
*''Out of the Reeds'' (
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States.
The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...
, 2000) - rereleased on
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
in 2004
*''Exile'' (Knitting Factory, 2002)
*''Haran'' (OY, 2007)
References
External links
Official Website*
Pharaoh's Daughter on MySpace
American folk musical groups
Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups from New York City
Shemspeed Records artists
Tzadik Records artists
Psychedelic folk groups
Jewish folk rock groups
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