Basya Schechter is the founder of the Neo-Hasidic, internationally touring world music band, Pharaoh's Daughter, which fuses influences from both Askenazi and Sephardic musical traditions, as well as Malian, Turkish, psychedelic rock and Persian styles. She has recorded five albums, with her most recent recording, "Haran," being released in Spring 2007. She is now working on a collection of songs written to the Yiddish poetry of Abraham Joshua Heschel, as well as a new Prayer Project and Song of Songs project. Vist the Pharaoh's Daughter website.
"LEV TAHOR"
Performed by Pharaoh's Daughter on Haran
Written by Basya Schechter and Patrice Blanchard
Courtesy of OY!HOO Records/Downtown Arts Development
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"YONA"
Performed by Pharaoh's Daughter on Haran
Written by Basya Schechter
Courtesy of OY!HOO Records/Downtown Arts Development
"HAMAVDIL"
Performed by Pharaoh's Daughter on Out of the Reeds
Traditional Ladino song
Courtesy of Tzadik Records
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"SHNIRELE PERELE"
Performed by Basya Schechter and Pharaoh's Daughter on Out of the Reeds
Traditional Yiddish song
Courtesy of Tzadik Records
"WHEREWOLF"
Performed by Alan Kushan, Jarrod Cagwin on Queen's Dominion
Improvised by Alan Kushan and Jarrod Cagwin
Courtesy of Tzadik Records
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"UNDER THE MOES TREE"
Performed by Alan Kushan and Jarrod Cagwin on Queen's Dominion
Improvised by Alan Kushan and Jarrod Cagwin
Courtesy of Tzadik Records
"BREAK IT DOWN"
Performed by Pharaoh's Daughter on Exile
Written by Basya Schechter
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"RUN"
Performed by Pharaoh's Daughter on Exile
Written by Basya Schechter
"BAI ANA"
Performed by Basya Schechter and Avi Fox Rosen for Brotherhood Synagogue prayer cd
Traditional prayer
Courtesy of Brotherhood Synagogue
