Hadara Levin-Areddy

Bio:

.. Funny, brainy and deeply soulful, Hadara is a phenomenal singer/song writer, and a genius of heart and lyrics. An honored & awards winning Film/TV graduate of NYU, Hadara lived 7 years in NYC, where at the age of 24 she directed an independent full-length feature film. Returning to Jerusalem, she authored a poetry book (Papaya Zoom), directed some documentaries, and worked as a free-lance writer for several leading magazines.

In 2000, at a late age, Hadara kick started her music career without any previous experience or relevant education, releasing 10 albums within 9 years, from folk to hip hop, establishing herself as the most innovative & inspiring artist in the Israeli scene. Madly prolific indeed, with her own sense of cool & style, with gutsy, sharp lyrics & mellifluous melodies, she owns the most powerful edge in live performances.

In 2005 Hadara was nominated for the BEST SINGER and BEST SONG awards of the Israeli Music TV. Her live concerts have been transmitted on BBC World, Romanian TV and major Israeli networks.

Her first HEBREW album, venturing into the deep of both, Hebrew and hip hop, was released in 2008, receiving outstanding reviews, entitled her as the queen of words and soul in the intellectual arena.

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING, her 10th double-album, was released in 2009. A brilliant manifestation of soul, wit, groove and excellent song writing. Edgy and soulful, brutally honest and sexy, it's a personal journey into the the tears and sweat of a true artist.

She's is currently working on next album, while completing her first Hebrew novel.

For more info, press, video, music see: www.hadaralevin.com

Hadara on FACEBOOK

You may download Hadara's music in: AMAZON.COM

Hadara's albums available on itunes:

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING

THE MOVE

AFTER THE STORM

KING O

ALL I WANT

THIS IS A TRUE STORY

LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW ( HEBREW)

PRESS REVIEWS:

MOS DEF REINCARNATED, sweet review of HADARA's musical venture into Hip Hop

The most prolific and courageous artist in the Israeli music industry, excelling in her wickedly brilliant lyrics ("I'm the androgynous lover, I never loved another, but myself, still I need you to love me like nobody else"), free spirit and superb songs."(Pnai Plus 2009)

"Emotionally perfect, Hadara is a one-woman cultural steamroller. She’s a secular Jew living in Jerusalem, a pianist who plays rock music, a determined iconoclast who’s at once playful and dark-humored—think early Bruce Springsteen meets early Alanis Morrisette. She’s carved out a niche for her own art-pop music in Israeli radio…Hadara's part of a clique of Israeli artist-intellectuals. With her new hip-hop project, Hadara grows ever harder to label, but the music itself feels like a natural extension of her musical personality—less like an Italian restaurant that sells sushi, and more like a chef who’s discovered a great-tasting new spice. “The Last Rap” alternates between a by-the-numbers R&B chorus and sly, skittish verses. It’s smart and subtle, playing more to the sensibilities of clever hip hop than showy, fast-as-you-can rhyming (think late Eminem as opposed to early Eminem), sleek and smartly produced. …“Buy me a tequila and the words of tzaddikim,” she sings wryly. The music is reminiscent of Digable Planets or A Tribe Called Quest…but with a spent feeling, as if the listeners and the musicians just experienced a mutual orgasm. ..a breathless Quentin Tarantino tension" ( Matthue Roth, Tablet Magazine, New York 2009)

Songs flow effortlessly from her finger tips with a bohemian, bluesy rock style that can be compared to Joni Mitchell and Janis Joplin. Everything about Hadara is genuine and honest. Her revealing lyrics give her music an intimate quality, like having a private conversation in a secluded local. (Sunday Mail UK 2004)

She blends her Israelis roots with a wealth of American influences, from Bob Dylan (to whom she pays homage in several songs) to Barry White. She confesses that she prefers to ad-lib while singing, giving her songs a rough, unpolished edge. She has a bluesy, husky voice - at odds with her girlish good looks. (Jewish Telegraph 2004 Glasgow)

She's brutally honest, a crazy combination of Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell with a Janis Joplin edge. (Tony Paris, US, 2000)

She soars to heights where the best international icons have, in their best moments. A unique voice, wisely used, she's all at once, stormy and soothing, girlish and mature, harsh and vulnerable, cynical and so loving. The most beautiful music around. (Ynet 2005)

The rebel girl Hadara is the closest thing here to a real rock-n-roll girl, in the Joplin-Mitchell-Sixties sense of the word. She's got a hippish sort of sex appeal and a voice that ranges from whispers through sexual fondling to a scream. She doesn't recall her own provocative lyrics by heart. She sings and writes about sex, relationships and quirky love. A kind of Feminism mixed with Chauvinism. (Yedioth Acharonoth, 2001)

Once a singer/song writer in English, she has re-invented herself now as a Hebrew singer/song RAPPER in Hebrew. Her writing in Hebrew is superb, groovy, sensuous, and accurately observant of the heart and the street. Her new album presents Hadara as a charismatic lady, very direct and complexed, hard and soft, experienced and full of fantasy, one that can wear rappers' glitzy bling-bling while quoting & corresponding with the highest literature; an excellent singe/song-rapper and a real-thing woman. (Ha'aetz 2008)

"Every little move of Hadara shines with soul and vitality as she lets the Hebrew language into her amazing pool of ravishing sex-appeal. She has become the first soul singer in the holy language, always searching herself in unknown places, taking the roads less taken. Her Hebrew is outstandingly rich, effortlessly sharp, and is here to stay. ( Walla! 2008)

In addition to her unique voice, Hadara establishes her individual identity through her enhanced self-awareness and self humor not too many musicians own. She's got magic that cannot be denied. Super cool artist, her album can be fun and easy on the one hand, but it can also take you on a wild and curious journey into the labyrinths of a brave artist, willing to twist and risk ( Nana 2008)

ALL I WANT- OFFICIAL VIDEO- FILMED IN GLASGOW, JERUSALEM, TEL AVIV. Song recorded in Glasgow.

SORT OF EVERYWHERE- OFFICIAL VIDEO- FULL & COOL ANIMATION

You may easily buy Hadara's music here: IMUSIC

Member Since:

August 31, 2005

Members:

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Influences:

Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Tom Waits, Macy Gray, Bright Eyes, Common, Marvin Gaye, The Neptunes



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Record Label:

Unknown Indie