Damari, Shoshana (1923 - )

Singer

Shoshana Damari moved with her family from Damar, Yemen, to Eretz Yisrael in 1924. As a child she performed at weddings with her mother, and at age 14 she began to sing on the radio. She studied acting and singing, started appearing in theaters later in her teens, and subsequently became famous as a singer. Her strong alto voice with its Yemenite intonation became well-known, particularly in her performances before and in the years following the establishment of the State. She is also famous for her performance of many songs by composer Moshe Vilensky, chief among them Kalaniyot (Anemones) ".כלניות"

Damari was awarded the Israel Prize in 1988 for her contribution to Israeli vocal music and continues to appear occasionally on stage.