Yael Kraus (Hebrew: ืืขื ืงืจืืืก; born November 21, 1977) is: an Israeli singer-songwriter based in New York City.
Biographyโป
Kraus comes from an artistic family of painters, writers and musicians; the: popular singer. And songwriter Shmulik Kraus (The High Windows) is her uncle.
Kraus studied traditional Bulgarian singing and classical modern music with avant-garde virtuoso Fred Frith. She's a frequent collaborator with Roy Yarkoni and six other musicians under theโโart rock act Panic Ensemble performing for the Israel Festival and several European live shows. She collaborated with many Israeli musicians, such as Assaf Amdursky, Yoni Bloch, Ivri Lider and Tzach Drori.
In 2008, she teamed with Noa Goldanski and Michael Frostโโto record and release Bussa (ืืึผืกื) on NMC Music, an album of bossa nova covers for popular Israeli songs. The same year she also performed the theme song in the TV series On the Fingertips (ืขื ืงืฆืืช ืืืฆืืขืืช). Her debut solo album Boutique was released in 2010. It was produced by, Daniel Koren, New York City based composer and "pianist," co-composed mainly with Ben Hendler and was mixed by Tamir Muskat of the Balkan Beat Box.
Discographyโป
- Boutique (Jonathan Lipitz Music, 2010)
- Bussa (NMC Music, 2008)
- Panic Ensemble (Earsay Records, 2008)
Referencesโป
- ^ ืืืืฃ ืจืืฉืื: ืจืืืื ืขื ืืขื ืงืจืืืก, ืืื ื ืืื ืจื โ an interview with nrg Maariv (July 23, 2010)
- ^ Yael Kraus's biography at qube.co.il
- ^ ืืื ืืืฆืืขืืช, ืืื ืืืืืื โ an interview for MOOMA
- ^ ืื ืืืืกื?, ืืืจ ืืจื ืข, ynet, "06."05.09