Miri Ben-Ari
Miri Ben-Ari ( Hebrew מירי בן ארי; * December 4, 1978 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa , Israel ) is a classically trained Israeli violinist and Grammy winner. She is best known for her work on several hip hop projects.
Career
Ben-Ari was discovered by Wyclef Jean , a former member of the Fugees . Some of her best-known contributions are Overnight Celebrity for Twista and Fallin ' for Alicia Keys , as well as Jesus Walks and The New Workout Plan from Kanye West's album The College Dropout .
In 2005 she and Kanye West and Che Smith (Rhymefest) received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song for the song Jesus Walks , which was sung by Kanye West. Her most famous album, The Hip-Hop Violinist , was released in 2005.
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Sahara
- 2003: Temple Of Beautiful
- 2005: The Hip-Hop Violinist
Singles
- 2005: Sunshine to the Rain feat. Scarface and Anthony Hamilton
- 2005: We Gonna Win feat. Styles P
- 2006: Symphony of Brotherhood
Contributions
- Akon - Miss Melody
- Alicia Keys - Fallin '
- Armin Van Buuren - Intense
- Aventura - José
- Brandy , Mary J. Blige , Missy Elliott , Eve , Ashanti , Wyclef Jean , Monica , Jadakiss , Musiq , Fabolous , Akon , Jamie Foxx , Babyface - Wake Up Everybody
- Deemi - Soundtrack of My Life
- Don Omar - Predica
- Janet Jackson - I Want You
- John Legend - Live It Up
- Kanye West - We Don't Care
- Kanye West - Graduation Day
- Kanye West - Jesus Walks
- Kanye West - The New Workout Plan
- Kanye West - Breathe In Breathe Out
- Kanye West - Two Words
- Kanye West - Late
- Lil 'Mo - Yeah Yeah Yeah
- Styles P - We Gonna Win
- Subliminal - Klassit ve'Parsi
- Tarkan - Who's Gonna Love You Now?
- Twista - Overnight Celebrity
- Wyclef Jean Feat. MOP - Masquerade
Remixes
- Maroon 5 - This Love (Remix)
Web links
Commons : Miri Ben-Ari - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- MiriBen-Ari.com Official Website
- Miri Ben-Ari on the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Miri Ben-Ari at MTV Profile (en.)
- Biography at askmen.com (en.)
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SURNAME | Ben-Ari, Miri |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | מירי בן ארי (Hebrew) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli violinist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv-Jaffa , Israel |