Pharaoh's Daughter Explained

Pharaoh's Daughter
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	New York City, New York, USA
Genre:	Jewish rock, psychedelic folk, world music
Years Active:	1995-present
Label:	Orchard, Knitting Factory, Tzadik, OY
Current Members:	Basya Schechter Daphna Mor Meg Okura Yuval Lion Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Jason Lindner Mathias Kunzli Uri Sharlin
Past Members:	Noah Hoffeld Daniel Freedman Alan Kashan

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.^[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]}

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.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Musical style

Pharaoh's Daughter's sound draws from American folk, Jewish klezmer, avant-garde, new-age, Renaissance, electronic, and Middle Eastern music.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Band members

Current

• Basya Schechter — lead vocals, guitar, oud, saz, percussion
• Daphna Mor — recorders, zurna, ney, melodica, vocals
  • Meg Okura — violin Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz — bass
• Yuval Lion — drums
• Jason Lindner — rhodes piano, keys
• Mathias Kunzli — percussion
• Uri Sharlin — accordion, vocals

Former

• Daniel Freedman — drums
• Noah Hoffeld — cello
• Alan Kashan — santur

Discography

• Daddy's Pockets (Orchard, 1999)
• Out of the Reeds (Knitting Factory, 2000) - rereleased on Tzadik in 2004
• Exile (Knitting Factory, 2002)
• Haran (OY, 2007)
• Dumiyah (Magenta, 2014)

External links

• Official Website
  • Pharaoh's Daughter on MySpace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Natalie Bogan . Feb 3, 2005 . Pharaoh's Daughter shaped by founder's world travels . Lawrence Journal-World.
2. Web site: Matthew Shaer . Aug 5, 2010 . Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies . The Christian Science Monitor.
3. Web site: Toni Schlesinger . Toni Schlesinger . Nov 23, 1999 . Basya Schechter . The Village Voice.
4. Web site: Sara Ivry . Sep 29, 2014 . Basya Schechter Mixes Prayer Songs With Brass, Oud, and Radiohead . . podcast.
5. Web site: Musleah . Rahel . 2015-02-10 . Dumiyah . 2023-04-09 . . en-US.
6. News: Spence . Rebecca . Forage the Earth and Make It Beautiful . . March 14, 2017 . March 6, 2021.
7. News: Robinson . George . A Musical Bridge Between Cultures . . March 14, 2018 . March 6, 2021.
8. Web site: L'Oud and the Abstract Truth (Disc 1), by James Stone Goodman and the Epichorus . 2023-02-22 . the Epichorus . en.
9. News: Jacobson . Ben . December 27, 2007 . Homecoming premiere for Jewish cool's mother . . March 6, 2021.
10. News: Shaer . Matthew . August 5, 2010 . Pharaoh's Daughter lead singer mines her ultra-Orthodox roots for melodies . . March 6, 2021.
11. Web site: Loiederman . Roberto . 2018-02-28 . Darshan’s ‘Raza’: An Innovative Musical Adaptation of Kabbalat Shabbat . 2023-04-09 . . en-US.