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'''Pharaoh's Daughter''' is a world music band from [[New York City]]. Their music is a mix of American [[Folk music|folk]], Jewish [[klezmer]], and [[Middle Eastern music|Middle Eastern]] sounds.


{{Infobox musical artist
The bandleader is Basya Schechter (lead vocals, [[oud]], guitar, [[baglama|saz]]). Other band members have included Daphna Mor (recorders, [[zurna]], [[ney]], [[melodica]], backup vocals), Meg Okura (violin), Yuval Lion (drums), Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass, oud), Noah Hoffeld (cello), Daniel Freedman (drums), and Jason Lindner (keyboards), Alan Kashan ([[santur]]).
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|origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA
|genre = [[Jewish rock]], [[psychedelic folk]], [[world music]]
|years_active = 1995-present
|label = Orchard, [[Knitting Factory Records|Knitting Factory]], [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]], OY
|website = {{URL|pharaohsdaughter.com}}
|current_members = [[Basya Schechter]]<br>Daphna Mor<br>[[Meg Okura]]<br>Yuval Lion<br>[[Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz]]<br>[[Jason Lindner]]<br>Mathias Kunzli<br>Uri Sharlin
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'''Pharaoh's Daughter''' is an American Jewish [[world music]] band from [[New York City]]. Formed in 1995 by [[Basya Schechter]].

== History ==
[[Basya Schechter]] formed Pharaoh's Daughter in 1995 while attending [[Barnard College]].<ref name="ljw">{{cite web |author1=Natalie Bogan |date=Feb 3, 2005 |title=Pharaoh's Daughter shaped by founder's world travels |url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/feb/03/pharaohs_daughter_shaped/ |publisher=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]}}</ref> The band's name is a reference to Schechter's given name, a [[Yiddish]] variant of the Biblical daughter of [[Pharaohs in the Bible|Pharaoh]], [[Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus)|Bithiah]].<ref name="csmonitor">{{cite web |author1=Matthew Shaer |date=Aug 5, 2010 |title=Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Music/2010/0805/Pharaoh-s-Daughter-lead-singer-mines-her-ultra-Orthodox-roots-for-melodies |publisher=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref> They debuted in 1999 with the independent album ''Daddy's Pockets'' and were signed to [[Knitting Factory Records]] later that year.<ref name="village voice">{{cite web |author1=Toni Schlesinger |author-link1=Toni Schlesinger |date=Nov 23, 1999 |title=Basya Schechter |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/basya-schechter-6420187 |publisher=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref> The label then released the band's second album, ''Out of the Reeds'' (2000). Their 2014 album ''Dumiyah'' was produced by [[Jamshied Sharifi]] and featured contributions from [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]], [[Shir Yaakov|Shir Yaakov Feit]], [[Adam Levy (musician)|Adam Levy]], [[Mauro Refosco]], and [[Marcus Rojas]].<ref name="tablet2">{{cite web |author1=Sara Ivry |date=Sep 29, 2014 |title=Basya Schechter Mixes Prayer Songs With Brass, Oud, and Radiohead |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/185016/basya-schechter |publisher=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]] |format=podcast}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Dumiyah - Pharaoh's Daughter {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dumiyah-mw0002702129/credits |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Musleah |first=Rahel |date=2015-02-10 |title=Dumiyah |url=https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2015/02/10/dumiyah/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=[[Hadassah Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Group members have been involved in a variety of other notable projects. In particular, Basya Schechter has released two solo albums and has performed with the groups [[Darshan (band)|Darshan]] and [[The Epichorus]].<ref name="forage">{{cite news |last=Spence |first=Rebecca |url= https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/forage-the-earth-and-make-it-beautiful |title=Forage the Earth and Make It Beautiful |work=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]] |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bridge">{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=George |url= https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/a-musical-bridge-between-cultures/ |title=A Musical Bridge Between Cultures |work=[[The Jewish Week]] |date=March 14, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=L'Oud and the Abstract Truth (Disc 1), by James Stone Goodman and the Epichorus |url=https://theepichorus.bandcamp.com/album/loud-and-the-abstract-truth-disc-1 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=the Epichorus |language=en}}</ref>

== Musical style ==
Pharaoh's Daughter's sound draws from American [[Folk music|folk]], Jewish [[klezmer]], [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[New-age music|new-age]], [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], and [[Middle Eastern music|Middle Eastern]] music.<ref name="homecoming">{{cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Ben |date=December 27, 2007 |title=Homecoming premiere for Jewish cool's mother |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |url=https://www.jpost.com/arts-and-culture/music/homecoming-premiere-for-jewish-cools-mother |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref><ref name="roots">{{cite news |last=Shaer |first=Matthew |date=August 5, 2010 |title=Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Music/2010/0805/Pharaoh-s-Daughter-lead-singer-mines-her-ultra-Orthodox-roots-for-melodies |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Loiederman |first=Roberto |date=2018-02-28 |title=Darshan’s ‘Raza’: An Innovative Musical Adaptation of Kabbalat Shabbat |url=https://jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/231384/darshans-raza-innovative-musical-adaptation-kabbalat-shabbat/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Band members ==

=== Current ===
*[[Basya Schechter]] — [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[guitar]], [[oud]], [[bağlama|saz]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*Daphna Mor — [[recorder (musical instrument)|recorders]], [[zurna]], [[ney]], [[melodica]], vocals
*[[Meg Okura]] — [[violin]]
*[[Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz]] — [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Yuval Lion — [[drummer|drums]]
*[[Jason Lindner]] — [[rhodes piano]], [[electronic keyboard|keys]]
*Mathias Kunzli — percussion
*Uri Sharlin — [[accordion]], vocals

=== Former ===

*Benoir - guitar, vocals
*Daniel Freedman — drums
*Noah Hoffeld — [[cello]]
*Alan Kashan — [[santur]]
*Jen Gilleran: tabla, vocals
*Martha Colby: cello, vocals
*Jarrod Cagwin: percussion (frame drums, clay drums, dumbek)
*Tracey Love-Wright: flute, clarinet, crumhorn, vocals

<ref>https://www.klezmershack.com/bands/pdaughter/reeds/pdaughter.reeds.html</ref>
<ref>https://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7187</ref>
<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Daddys-Pockets-BASYA-SCHECHTER/dp/B001CBW1BW</ref>
<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Pharaohs-Daughter/dp/B000CAK4GS</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Daddy's Pockets'' (1999)
*''Daddy's Pockets'' (Orchard, 1999)
*''Out of the Reeds'' (2000)
*''Out of the Reeds'' ([[Knitting Factory Records|Knitting Factory]], 2000) - rereleased on [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]] in 2004
*''exile'' (2002)
*''Exile'' (Knitting Factory, 2002)
*''Great Jewish Music: Sasha Argov'' [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]], 2003 The song "Anakhnu lo rakdanim" (we're not dancers) 5:01<ref>https://www.klezmershack.com/bands/argov/music/argov.music.html</ref>
*''Queen's Dominion'' (2004)
*''Haran'' (2007)
*''Haran'' (OY, 2007)
*''Dumiyah'' (Magenta, 2014)

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com/ Official Website]
*{{musicbrainz artist|id=431a0ee0-ce6e-4127-b922-22128eb63520|name=Pharaoh's Daughter}}
*{{musicbrainz artist|id=431a0ee0-ce6e-4127-b922-22128eb63520|name=Pharaoh's Daughter}}
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53164928 Pharaoh's Daughter on MySpace]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070510112444/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile Pharaoh's Daughter on MySpace]

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[[Category:American folk musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from New York]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2005]]
[[Category:Musical groups from New York City]]
[[Category:Shemspeed Records artists]]
[[Category:Tzadik Records artists]]
[[Category:Psychedelic folk groups]]
[[Category:Jewish folk rock groups]]




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For other uses, see Pharaoh's Daughter (disambiguation).
Pharaoh's Daughter
OriginNew York City, New York, USA
GenresJewish rock, psychedelic folk, world music
Years active1995-present
LabelsOrchard, Knitting Factory, Tzadik, OY
MembersBasya Schechter
Daphna Mor
Meg Okura
Yuval Lion
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz
Jason Lindner
Mathias Kunzli
Uri Sharlin
Past membersNoah Hoffeld
Daniel Freedman
Alan Kashan
Websitepharaohsdaughter.com

Pharaoh's Daughter is an American Jewish world music band from New York City. Formed in 1995 by Basya Schechter.

History

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Basya Schechter formed Pharaoh's Daughter in 1995 while attending Barnard College.[1] The band's name is a reference to Schechter's given name, a Yiddish variant of the Biblical daughter of Pharaoh, Bithiah.[2] They debuted in 1999 with the independent album Daddy's Pockets and were signed to Knitting Factory Records later that year.[3] The label then released the band's second album, Out of the Reeds (2000). Their 2014 album Dumiyah was produced by Jamshied Sharifi and featured contributions from Steven Bernstein, Shir Yaakov Feit, Adam Levy, Mauro Refosco, and Marcus Rojas.[4][5][6]

Group members have been involved in a variety of other notable projects. In particular, Basya Schechter has released two solo albums and has performed with the groups Darshan and The Epichorus.[7][8][9]

Musical style

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Pharaoh's Daughter's sound draws from American folk, Jewish klezmer, avant-garde, new-age, Renaissance, electronic, and Middle Eastern music.[10][11][12][6]

Band members

[edit]

Current

[edit]

Former

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  • Benoir - guitar, vocals
  • Daniel Freedman — drums
  • Noah Hoffeld — cello
  • Alan Kashan — santur
  • Jen Gilleran: tabla, vocals
  • Martha Colby: cello, vocals
  • Jarrod Cagwin: percussion (frame drums, clay drums, dumbek)
  • Tracey Love-Wright: flute, clarinet, crumhorn, vocals

[13] [14] [15] [16]

Discography

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  • Daddy's Pockets (Orchard, 1999)
  • Out of the Reeds (Knitting Factory, 2000) - rereleased on Tzadik in 2004
  • Exile (Knitting Factory, 2002)
  • Great Jewish Music: Sasha Argov Tzadik, 2003 The song "Anakhnu lo rakdanim" (we're not dancers) 5:01[17]
  • Haran (OY, 2007)
  • Dumiyah (Magenta, 2014)

References

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  1. ^ Natalie Bogan (Feb 3, 2005). "Pharaoh's Daughter shaped by founder's world travels". Lawrence Journal-World.
  2. ^ Matthew Shaer (Aug 5, 2010). "Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies". The Christian Science Monitor.
  3. ^ Toni Schlesinger (Nov 23, 1999). "Basya Schechter". The Village Voice.
  4. ^ Sara Ivry (Sep 29, 2014). "Basya Schechter Mixes Prayer Songs With Brass, Oud, and Radiohead" (podcast). Tablet.
  5. ^ Dumiyah - Pharaoh's Daughter | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-09
  6. ^ a b Musleah, Rahel (2015-02-10). "Dumiyah". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ^ Spence, Rebecca (March 14, 2017). "Forage the Earth and Make It Beautiful". Tablet. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Robinson, George (March 14, 2018). "A Musical Bridge Between Cultures". The Jewish Week. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "L'Oud and the Abstract Truth (Disc 1), by James Stone Goodman and the Epichorus". the Epichorus. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  10. ^ Jacobson, Ben (December 27, 2007). "Homecoming premiere for Jewish cool's mother". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Shaer, Matthew (August 5, 2010). "Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Loiederman, Roberto (2018-02-28). "Darshan's 'Raza': An Innovative Musical Adaptation of Kabbalat Shabbat". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  13. ^ https://www.klezmershack.com/bands/pdaughter/reeds/pdaughter.reeds.html
  14. ^ https://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7187
  15. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Daddys-Pockets-BASYA-SCHECHTER/dp/B001CBW1BW
  16. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Pharaohs-Daughter/dp/B000CAK4GS
  17. ^ https://www.klezmershack.com/bands/argov/music/argov.music.html
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