An honored Film/TV graduate of NYU,
lived 7 years in New York City , where
she directed an independent feature.
She then returned to Jerusalem , and
in 2000 Hadara started her music career.
Just like that, she began writing her
piano driven songs, performing them around,
instantly winning the favoring embrace
of fans, media and the Israeli music
industry as the most innovative, prolific
and inspiring artist around. A free spirited
rebel singer\songwriter, she has been
winning hearts with her independent ways,
sharp lyrics and mad sense of humor.
She's currently working on 2 new albums.
Hadara was awarded best alternative
singer/songwriter of the year in 2002
and is currently nominated for Singer
of the Year by the Israeli Music TV Channel.
Channeling New York hip through Jerusalem
's roots, vocalist and songwriter Hadara
Levin Areddy's music owes much to both Joni
Mitchell's soul-jazz sensibilities
and Ani
DiFranco's independent grrrl attitude.
Her soulful, sexy delivery is flavored
with a hint of accent, but her own self-described "kick-blue
rock-n'-soul" style could have only
been born in America . Mostly piano-driven
and often accompanied by slick contemporary
R&B grooves, Areddy's songs could
have been lifted from Erikah
Badu's songbook if they were transcribed
by Fiona
Apple's right hand and Joan
Armatrading's left. The sunny "Happy
Bossa" is in strong contrast to
the acerbic "What the Fuck," both
of which exude a childlike honesty with
a very mature delivery, almost as if Blossom
Dearie had recorded an album of Tori
Amos covers. Her song topics are
emotionally soul bearing, but not in
a draining way, more like a shared catharsis
with her audience. Areddy has been recognized
in her native Israel for some time, and
hopefully King O. will bring
her the attention she deserves worldwide.
Sitting at her piano, songs flow
effortlessly from her finger tips with
a bohemian, bluesy rock style that
can be compared to Joni Mitchel and
Janis Joplin. Everything about Hadara
is genuine and honest. (Sunday
Mail UK 04/11/2002
)
