Shoshana Damari (Hebrew: ×©×•×©× ×" ×"×ž× ×¨×™â€Ž; March 31, 1923 â€"
February 14, 2006) was a Yemeni- Israeli singer known as the "Queen of
Hebrew Music."Shoshana Damari was born in Dhamar, Yemen, to a Jewish
family who immigrated to Mandate Palestine (now Israel) in 1924 and
settled in Rishon LeZion.At a young age, Damari played drums and sang
accompaniment for her mother, who performed at family celebrations and
gatherings of the Yemenite community in Palestine. At age 14, her
first songs were broadcast on the radio. She studied singing and
acting at the Shulamit Studio in Tel Aviv, where she met Shlomo Bosmi,
the studio manager who became her personal manager. They wed in 1939,
when she was only 16.
February 14, 2006) was a Yemeni- Israeli singer known as the "Queen of
Hebrew Music."Shoshana Damari was born in Dhamar, Yemen, to a Jewish
family who immigrated to Mandate Palestine (now Israel) in 1924 and
settled in Rishon LeZion.At a young age, Damari played drums and sang
accompaniment for her mother, who performed at family celebrations and
gatherings of the Yemenite community in Palestine. At age 14, her
first songs were broadcast on the radio. She studied singing and
acting at the Shulamit Studio in Tel Aviv, where she met Shlomo Bosmi,
the studio manager who became her personal manager. They wed in 1939,
when she was only 16.
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