| Miri Ben-Ari |

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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Miri Ben-Ari |
| Also known as |
The Hip Hop Violinist |
| Born |
December 4, 1978 (1978-12-04) (age 31) |
| Origin |
Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Genres |
Hip hop, R&B, jazz, classical |
| Years active |
1999–present |
| Labels |
Universal |
| Associated acts |
Wyclef Jean, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Tarkan, Subliminal, Don Omar |
| Website |
[1], [2] |
Miri Ben-Ari (Hebrew: מירי בן-ארי) (born December 4, 1978 in Israel) is an Israeli violinist, who currently resides in the United States.
Career
Miri Ben-Ari was born to a Jewish father and a Jewish mother of Polish1 descent, in Ramat Gan, Israel. She studied violin under Isaac Stern.
Miri Ben-Ari at a 2005 concert in
Quebec
Ben-Ari was featured by Reebok in their “I Am What I Am” global print and TV advertising campaign. She has done commercials for Pepsi and Coca-Cola and has been the voice of VH1 Save The Music, which promotes live music and music education across the US. She recently appeared in a Jimi Hendrix PSA for BET as a part of black history month.
She has contributed to songs by other artists such as Kanye West, Twista, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Don Omar, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Patti Labelle, Aventura, Brandy, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, Thalía and John Legend.
She has appeared on Sesame Street, is featured in the live performance album and DVD of Aventura’s “Sold Out at Madison Square Garden” concert, has performed for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, at Lincoln Center for “VH1 Save The music Gala”, and at Radio City Hall's "Fashion Rocks" concert and at its “Dream Concert”, a dream team program of artists which included Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Usher, John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks and Santana.
Her single "Symphony of Brotherhood", featuring the Dream speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is the first instrumental single ever to hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop charts, MTV and VH1.citation needed
Ben-Ari was one of Jewish Women International’s "Ten Women To Watch of 2007” and she won the JVIBE award as Best Israeli Artist of 2007. In addition she received the first Israeli Martin Luther King Award from Israel President, Shimon Peres, and the "Eternal Flame Award" from the American Society of Yad Vashem for her work as a feature violinist and music score writer for Paramount's Freedom Writers.
Ben-Ari is co-founder and CEO of the non-profit organization “Gedenk” ("Remember") dedicated to promoting awareness among young people about the Holocaust. She recently received the Humanitarian Award from the Jewish Federation "for her inspiring leadership in creating the Gedenk project."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featured on
- Aventura - José (K.O.B. Live) 2007
- 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, Graduation Day, Jesus Walks, The New Workout Plan, Breathe In Breathe Out, Two Words (The College Dropout) 2004
- Kanye West - Late (bonus track) (Late Registration) 2005
- Brandy - Talk About Our Love (Afrodisiac) 2004
- Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Eve, Ashanti, Wyclef Jean, Monica, Jadakiss, Musiq, Fabolous, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Babyface - Wake Up Everybody (Wake Up Everybody) 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
- Santi Debriano - ( Circle Chant (album) ) 1999
- Santi Debriano - ( Artisitic License (album) ) 2001
- Subliminal - Klassit ve'Parsi (Classy & Persian) (Bediuk Kshe'Chashavtem She'Hakol Nigmar (Just When You Thought It Was All Over)) 2006
- Don Omar - Intro - Predica (King Of Kings) 2006
- Deemi - Soundtrack of My Life 2007
- Tarkan - Who's Gonna Love You Now? (Come Closer (re-release) ) (2008)
- Thalía - ¿A quién le importa?
- Styles P - We Gonna Win
- Zion & Lennox feat. Fatman Scoop & Pitbull - ¿Dónde Están las Mamis? (Yo Voy)/Jump & Spread Out [Remix] (Motivando A La Yal: Special Edition/The Hip-Hop Violinist)
- Erykah Badu - My Life
- T-Pain - Kings
- Savage Feat. Akon - Moonshine
- Wu-Tang Clan - Reunited
- Consequence - Waiting On You
Miscellaneous, unreleased and remixes
References
External links