Yasmin Levy

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Yasmin Levy ( Hebrew יסמין לוי; December 23, 1975 in Jerusalem ) is a Sephardic singer from Israel . Yasmin Levy lives in Baka , a former Arab quarter in West Jerusalem.

Yasmin Levy (2013)

Life

She is the daughter of Yitzhak Levy , who was born in Manisa near Izmir , and her mother Kohava Levy (* 1946), a well-known singer of Sephardic songs. Her father was a Chasan and researcher of the music of the Sephardim .

Act

Instruments such as the Spanish guitar are used in their songs, as are Arabic instruments such as the oud , violin , cello , percussion and the piano . With her debut album Romance & Yasmin (Ladino) from 2000, she was nominated for the BBC World Music Awards 2005 as best newcomer. Her album La Judería was also released in 2005. Mano Suave was released in 2008. After several stylistic excursions into the world of flamenco , this album now marks the return of the artist to her Ladino roots.

Quote

“Of course we have the most radical religious people here that you can imagine. But I also see another reality in Jerusalem: people of different religions and cultures living together. In my world there is no place for war and struggle. I really wish we could show more respect for one another in this city of different worldviews. The Ladino songs are a good medium for this, because they were written at a time when the Jews lived in peace with Muslims in Spain. We have to remember that there has been a very long period of mutual respect. And there is no reason why we shouldn't do the same today. "

- Yasmin Levy

Discography

  • 2000: Romance & Yasmin
  • 2005: La Judería
  • 2006: Live at the Tower of David, Jerusalem
  • 2008: Mano Suave
  • 2009: Sentir
  • 2012: Libertad

Web links

Commons : Yasmin Levy  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ayala Goldmann: “God wants me to sing Ladino” - The Israeli singer Yasmin Levy on tour in the Jüdischen Allgemeine , September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Biography of Kohava Levy in Ladino.
  3. ↑ Las Notas de Matilda - Cantadores de la tradisión djudeo-espanyola: Kohava Levy , esefarad.com, enero 11th, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Levy Family; from left to right Kohava, Udi, Smadar, Yuval and Yasmin Levy
  5. ↑ The Levy couple
  6. ^ Biography of Kohava Levy in Ladino.
  7. ↑ The Levy couple
  8. ^ Stefan Franzen: The Sephardic singer Yasmin Levy. In: Qantara.de. May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Levy, Yasmin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES יסמין לוי (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli singer
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd December 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerusalem