Added Jun 12, 2010
"The thought of selling my paintings to support my next album has been
tickling about my head for a while. The paintings have been hanging
around me for years, piled in my little room of books & music,
waiting to be put to good use. And one drunk, angry night, after a mad
battling with a crazy attack of nocturnal moth, I set out to open up my
own and first Gallery (earlier that day I had bought new canvases and
oil color tubes for the first time in 20 years!)."
Funny, brainy and
soulful, Hadara is a phenomenal singer/song writer, a
genius of heart and lyrics. An honored Film/TV
graduate of NYU, Hadara
lived 7 years in NYC, where at the age of 24 she directed an
independent full-length feature film. Returning to Jerusalem,
she authored a poetry book
(Papaya Zoom), directed some documentaries, and
worked as a free-lance writer for several leading magazines. At
the age of 37 Hadara kick started
her music career without any previous experience or
relevant education, releasing 10 albums in 9 years,
ranging from folk to hip hop, establishing
herself as the most innovative and
inspiring artist in the Israeli scene.
Madly prolific, with a deep sense of cool & style, with gutsy,
sharp lyrics & mellifluous
melodies, and owns a most powerful edge in her live performances. In
2005 Hadara was nominated for the
BEST SINGER and BEST SONG awards of the
Israeli Music TV. Her live concerts have been transmitted on BBC
World, Romanian TV and major
Israeli networks. Her first HEBREW
album, venturing into the deep of both, Hebrew and hip hop, was
released in 2008, receiving outstanding reviews, setting her as
the queen of words and soul in
the intellectual arena. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING,
Hadara's 10th double-album, was released in 2009. A brilliant
manifestation of soul, wit, groove and excellent song writing.
Edgy and soulful, brutally honest
and sexy, it's a personal journey into the
tears and sweat of a true artist.