Yael Kraus ( he, יעל קראוס; born November 21, 1977) is an Israeli singer-songwriter based in New York City.

Biography

Kraus comes from an artistic family of painters, writers and musicians; the popular singer and songwriter

Shmulik Kraus Shmuel "Shmulik" Kraus ( he, שמוליק קראוס; July 1, 1935 – February 17, 2013) was an Israeli pop-rock singer, composer, and actor. Kraus, one of the pioneers of Israeli music, underwent various personal crises in the course of his care ...

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The High Windows The High Windows ( he, החלונות הגבוהים, ''HaHalonot HaGvohim'') was a 1960s Israeli pop group founded by Arik Einstein, Shmulik Kraus and Josie Katz. History Hahalonot HaGvohim trio was formed at the end of 1966. As composer and ...

) is her uncle. Kraus studied traditional Bulgarian singing and classical modern music with

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virtuoso

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.Yael Kraus's biography at qube.co.il
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art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an art ...

act Panic Ensembleבין האצבעות, בין המבטים
– an interview for MOOMA performing for the

Israel Festival The Israel Festival ( he, פסטיבל ישראל) is a multidisciplinary arts festival held every spring in Israel. Its center is Jerusalem. The festival operates as a non-profit organization. Some of the shows are offered free. Street performance ...

and several European live shows. She collaborated with many Israeli musicians, such as Assaf Amdursky,

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and Tzach Drori. In 2008, she teamed with Noa Goldanski and Michael Frost to record and release ''Bussa'' (בוּסה) on

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, an album of

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covers for popular Israeli songs.מי הבוסה?
אור ברנע, ynet, 06.05.09 The same year she also performed the theme song in the TV series ''On the Fingertips'' (על קצות האצבעות‎). Her debut solo album ''Boutique'' was released in 2010. It was produced by

Daniel Koren Daniel Koren (born January 23, 1984) is an Israeli musician, comedian and director. Koren was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel on January 23, 1984. Early life Koren grew up in Rishon Lezion, where he started taking classical-piano lessons wit ...

, New York City based composer and pianist, co-composed mainly with Ben Hendler and was mixed by

Tamir Muskat Tamir Muskat (in Hebrew תמיר מוסקט) is an Israeli musician/producer-sound engineer who was born and raised in Petach Tikva, Israel as son of a Romanian immigrant. His father was the manager of Anzeagi Conservatorion for music in Petach T ...

of the

Balkan Beat Box Balkan Beat Box (BBB) is an Israeli musical group. Founded by Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan in 2003, BBB was later joined by Tomer Yosef who became a core member. The group plays Mediterranean-influenced music that incorporates Jewish, Southeastern ...

Discography

*''Boutique'' (Jonathan Lipitz Music, 2010) *''Bussa'' (NMC Music, 2008) *''Panic Ensemble'' (Earsay Records, 2008)

References

External links

* Official Websit

* Myspace Pag

* Yael Kraus on Jonathan Lipit

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