 Ishtar from the cover of the album Truly (Emet) Ishtar is an Israeli-born singer, born Eti Zach. She was born November 10, 1968 in Kiryat Ata, near Haïfa. Image File history File links Covercd-ishtar-emet. ...
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Haifa (Hebrew חיפה; Arabic حيفا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ...
Ishtar was born and raised in Israel. Her parents are Moroccan and Egyptian. She speaks and sings in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English; in addition, she says she "half-speaks Moroccan." Ishtar began performing in clubs at age 15 and continued even in the Israeli army, where she served as one of the first female fighter pilots. Though she was born Eti Zach, she chose the name "Ishtar," a mesopotamian goddess, because her grandmother called her Ester, which "with her Egyptian accent it sounded like Ishtar," she said. The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces...
As the former lead singer of Alabina, Ishtar frequently sang in Arabic, complementing the Spanish of Los Niños de Sara. She often sings Arabic-style, with a wavering voice and trilling. She also sings Hebrew songs, sometimes songs from her childhood, only alone, however — not with Alabina. Occasionally she joins Los Niños in Spanish. On her own, she frequently sings French. Nine out of twelve songs in her album The Voice of Alabina are in French — and she has two songs in English: "C'est La Vie My Baby," from Truly (Emet), and "Last Kiss," from The Voice of Alabina. Alabina is a French-based group that performs a mix of world music: Middle Eastern, Arabic, French and Spanish Gypsy music. ...
Ishtar is frequently featured on Alabina album covers. She has dyed blond hair, which is sometimes curly, and dark brown eyes. She has been noted for her provocative dress in pictures and at concerts.
On her own, Ishtar has produced three albums: The Voice of Alabina (2000), Truly (Emet) (2003) and Je sais d'où je viens (2005). The first is mainly composed of French songs, the second is mostly in Hebrew, and Ishtar's last album is primarily in Arabic, with four songs in French, one in Spanish and significant chunks of English dispersed throughout.
Ishtar currently lives in France.
See also
Alabina is a French-based group that performs a mix of world music: Middle Eastern, Arabic, French and Spanish Gypsy music. ...
External links - Ishtar biography, from RFI Musqiue (in French)
- English translation of RFI Musique biography
Think Flamenco-Arabian music. Think ALABINA!, from eStart News
official web site: www.alabina.info/
Video Samples - Habibi (Sawah) official promo
- Ragga Boom on Youtube
- C'est La Vie on Youtube
- Last Kiss live performance on Youtube
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