Miri Ben-Ari
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| Background information | ||
| Born | 1978 | |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Classical music | |
| Years active | 1999-present | |
| Label(s) | Universal | |
| Associated acts |
Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Subliminal | |
| Website | http://www.miriben-ari.com/ | |
Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Grammy-award winning classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. She was discovered by former Fugees member Wyclef Jean. Some of her more well-known contributions are on "Overnight Celebrity" for Twista and "Fallin'" for Alicia Keys, in addition to "Jesus Walks" and "The New Workout Plan" from Kanye West's album The College Dropout.
Her most recent album, The Hip-Hop Violinist, was released on September 20, 2005.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1999: Sahara
- 2003: Temple Of Beautiful
- 2005: The Hip-Hop Violinist
[edit] Singles
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| 2005 | "Sunshine to the Rain" (feat. Scarface and Anthony Hamilton) |
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The Hip-Hop Violinist |
| 2005 | "We Gonna Win" (feat. Styles P) |
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The Hip-Hop Violinist |
| 2006 | "Symphony of Brotherhood" |
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[edit] Featured On
- Akon - Miss Melody (Trouble) 2004 and (The Hip-Hop Violinist) 2005
- Wyclef Jean Feat. M.O.P. - Masquerade (Masquerade 2002
- Alicia Keys - Fallin' (Songs in A Minor) 2001
- Twista - Overnight Celebrity (Kamikaze) 2004
- Kanye West - We Don't Care (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - Graduation Day (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - Jesus Walks (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - The New Workout Plan (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - Breathe In Breathe Out (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - Two Words (The College Dropout) 2004
- Brandy - Talk About Our Love (Afrodisiac) 2004
- John Legend - Live It Up (Get Lifted) 2004
- Janet Jackson - I Want You (Damita Jo) 2004
- Lil' Mo - Yeah Yeah Yeah (Syndicated: The Lil' Mo Hour) 2006
- Subliminal - Klassit ve'Parsi (Classical & Persian) (Bediuk Kshe'Chashavtem She'Hakol Nigmar (Just When You Thought It Was All Over)) 2006
- Don Omar - Predica (King Of Kings) 2006
- Deemi - Soundtrack of My Life 2007
[edit] Misc/Unreleased/Remixes
- Maroon 5 - This Love (Remix)
