Basya Schechter (Pharaoh’s Daughter)

Jewish music “is something ethereal, something you can’t really articulate, something that moves you.”

Inspired by Hasidic music and her travels in Israel, Egypt, Central Africa, Turkey, Kurdistan and Greece, Basya Schechter, creates a unique pan-Mediterranean sound.

Raised as an Orthodox Jew in New York, Basya explores multiple musical traditions that extend beyond her cultural heritage. Her group, The Pharaohs Daughter, mixes Mizrahi and Sephardic folk-music with Hasidic chants accompanied by Arabic rhythm and African beats. The unique music have garnered the singer and the group with acclaim and a fan-base the spans across the US and Europe.