Shoshana Damari (1923 - February 14, 2006) was an Israeli singer and actress. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Damari was born in Dhamar, Yemen and after the British Mandate of Palestine she migrated to Palestine with her parents in 1924. Dhamar (ذمار is a city in southwestern Yemen. It is located at around, in the elevation of around 2400 metres Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. They settled in the city of Rishon LeZion. Rishon LeZion (רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן lit First to Zion is the fourth-largest city in Israel, located along the central Israeli At a very young age Shoshana performed with her mother, and when she was 14 she had her first songs broadcast on the radio. She studied singing and acting at the Shulamit Studio in Tel Aviv, where she met Shlomo Busami, the studio manager who became her personal manager. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel They wed shortly thereafter in 1939, when she was only 16. That year, Damari also performed her first solo.
Her alto voice was distinctive because of her Yemenite pronunciation of some Hebrew letters. The Hebrew alphabet (אָלֶף-בֵּית עִבְרִי alephbet ’ivri) consists of 22 letters used for writing the Hebrew language. She was very well known especially in the period before and after the founding of the State of Israel. She is considered by all as the "Queen of Israeli song".
Her first record was released in 1948 and her best known song Kalaniyot (Anemones) dates from that period. Kalaniyot ( Hebrew: "anemones" is an Israeli song that became popular in the days leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel She was also known for her popularity amongst Israeli soldiers, for whom she frequently performed over several decades.
In the mid-1980s, Damari teamed up with Boaz Sharabi for a duet which restored a temporarily flagging career. Boaz Sharabi (Hebrew בעז שרעבי) (b 1947 in Tel Aviv) is an iconic Israeli Singer-songwriter, Composer, Guitarist She was awarded the Israel Prize in 1988 for her contributions to vocal music. The Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel.
In 2005, aged 82, she recorded two tracks for the Mimaamakim album by Idan Raichel's Project and participated in some of their live performances. Idan Raichel ( עידן רייכל, b September 12, 1977) is an Israeli Singer-songwriter and a Musician, widely acclaimed The two had been slated to begin another joint project.
She died in Tel Aviv after a brief struggle with pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal She breathed her last breath whilst Kalaniyot was sung by her family and friends who had been sitting in vigil during her final few days. [1][2].
External links
- Jerusalem Post "Renowned singer and cultural icon Shoshana Damari dies" February 14 2006
- L.A. Times Obituary : Shoshana Damari, 83; Israeli Singer, 'Queen of Hebrew Music'
- Jewish Virtual Library article on Shoshana Damari
- Shoshana Damari at the Internet Movie Database
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