Shlomit Levi
| Shlomit Levi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shlomit Levi |
| Born |
March 9, 1983 Kiryat Ekron, Israel |
| Origin | Tenafly, New Jersey |
| Genres | World music, Middle Eastern music, Mizrahi, folk rock, folk metal |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Orphaned Land, Boaz Sharabi, Shlomit & RebbeSoul |
| Website | www |
Shlomit Levi (Hebrew: שלומית לוי; born March 9, 1983) is an Israeli singer. She is a former member of the folk metal group Orphaned Land, performing on their albums Mabool (2004) and The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR (2010). She currently performs with American guitarist Bruce Burger in the world music duo Shlomit & RebbeSoul.
Levi was born in Kiryat Ekron to a Yemenite Jewish family before moving to Rehovot when she was 10. Her parents came to Israel from Yemen as teenagers during Operation Magic Carpet. She began singing at the age of three and was exposed to traditional Yemenite music by her mother and grandmother, although she preferred listening to Western and Israeli music to fit in with her friends. She stopped singing Yemenite music as a teenager but was later drawn back to it after hearing Ofra Haza's Yemenite Songs album.
After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, Levi studied cognitive psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, receiving a master's degree focused on user interface design and a BA in social sciences. During her time in college, she connected with student musicians and studied with a Black Hebrew voice teacher from Dimona. After graduation, she briefly worked at a tech company in Airport City before deciding to pursue a music career.
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