Desert Stars
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Ofra Haza
Nov. 19, 1957 - Feb. 23, 2000
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemenite descent, gaining popularity and renoun all over the world. She released album after album in languages ranging from Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, and even Aramaic. She was known in some places as 'The Madonna of the Desert' and even many people who aren't fans of her style of music agree that she had a voice of an angel.
She combined traditional Jewish and Yemenite rythms and tunes with modern techno and dance, creating very unique and lovely music, often in one main language with a second in bridges or choruses. She was one of the few foreign singers to put a song such in a different language onto the British charts (one of her biggest hits, 'Im Nin Alu', which is sung in Hebrew and English and has at leats two versions.)
She wrote almost all of her music and lyrics, sometimes with help by Betzale'el Aloni. Many people have heard her music and not known it, as she sometimes sang background for various songs, including a song by Paula Abdul, and a song by Sarah Brightman. She was the voice of Yocheved, the mother of Moses, in Prince of Egypt. Most of her music was about love, or promoting peace throughout the world.
She died Feb. 23rd, 2000, of complications of AIDS.
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Links for info on Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza 1957-2000: http://www.ofra.haza.co.il/
The Voice of Heaven (Part of Im Nin Alu): http://www.imninalu.net/main.htm
Ofra Haza Fanlisting: http://www.lunaestas.com/ofra/aboutofra.php
Information on her death (and where the picture is from): http://www.israelhour.com/ofra.html
A large listing of her albums, and some sample music:
http://www.hrmusic.com/discos/ohframe.html
Translations of some Hebrew songs: http://webpages.marshall.edu/%7Ebunner1/translations.htm
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The purpose of this thread
This thread if for discussion and rememberence of Ofra Haza and her music, help in translating songs, and general talk. Rules are fairly simple; no flaming, arguing, bashing, or stupidity.
With that said, welcome to the thread. blaugh
Ofra Haza
Nov. 19, 1957 - Feb. 23, 2000
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemenite descent, gaining popularity and renoun all over the world. She released album after album in languages ranging from Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, and even Aramaic. She was known in some places as 'The Madonna of the Desert' and even many people who aren't fans of her style of music agree that she had a voice of an angel.
She combined traditional Jewish and Yemenite rythms and tunes with modern techno and dance, creating very unique and lovely music, often in one main language with a second in bridges or choruses. She was one of the few foreign singers to put a song such in a different language onto the British charts (one of her biggest hits, 'Im Nin Alu', which is sung in Hebrew and English and has at leats two versions.)
She wrote almost all of her music and lyrics, sometimes with help by Betzale'el Aloni. Many people have heard her music and not known it, as she sometimes sang background for various songs, including a song by Paula Abdul, and a song by Sarah Brightman. She was the voice of Yocheved, the mother of Moses, in Prince of Egypt. Most of her music was about love, or promoting peace throughout the world.
She died Feb. 23rd, 2000, of complications of AIDS.
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Links for info on Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza 1957-2000: http://www.ofra.haza.co.il/
The Voice of Heaven (Part of Im Nin Alu): http://www.imninalu.net/main.htm
Ofra Haza Fanlisting: http://www.lunaestas.com/ofra/aboutofra.php
Information on her death (and where the picture is from): http://www.israelhour.com/ofra.html
A large listing of her albums, and some sample music:
http://www.hrmusic.com/discos/ohframe.html
Translations of some Hebrew songs: http://webpages.marshall.edu/%7Ebunner1/translations.htm
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The purpose of this thread
This thread if for discussion and rememberence of Ofra Haza and her music, help in translating songs, and general talk. Rules are fairly simple; no flaming, arguing, bashing, or stupidity.
With that said, welcome to the thread. blaugh
