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Released
  
February 25, 1992

Kirya (1992)
  
Ofra Haza (1997)

Release date
  
25 February 1992

Length
  
43:46

Artist
  
Ofra Haza

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Recorded
  
Microplant (Los Angeles), Conway, Devonshire, Record Plant, Bee Studio (Bahia, Brazil) (1991–1992)

Label
  
East West Records, Warner Music Group

Genres
  
World music, Jewish music, Progressive house

Producers
  
Don Was, Ofra Haza, Bezalel Aloni

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

Similar
  
Shaday, Desert Wind, Yemenite Songs, Bo Nedaber, Al Ahavot Shelanu

Kirya (an ancient Hebrew nickname for Jerusalem) was Ofra Haza's 1992 follow-up to the internationally successful Shaday (1988) and Desert Wind (1989). Building on her successful blend of European pop and traditional Middle Eastern sounds, the album was a logical next step for Haza. Musically, it applied the sensibilities of pop producer Don Was to traditional song writing and instrumentation; lyrically, it delivered powerful themes of longing, joy, and the plight of the downtrodden in several languages, much like Haza's earlier work.

Contents

Along with producer Was, Haza was joined by other Western musicians, including a featured duet with Iggy Pop on "Daw Da Hiya", a song about a girl sentenced to death for becoming pregnant out of wedlock while the man responsible remains free. Music videos were made for two of the album's tracks, "Daw Da Hiya" and "Innocent" - "A Requiem for Refugees".

In 1993, the album was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best World Music Album" category, an achievement which to this day has not been matched by any other Israeli singer.

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Track listing

  1. "Kirya" (Traditional, Haza, Aloni) - 6:11
  2. "Horashoot – The Bridge" (Traditional, Ben Amram, Haza, Aloni) - 3:46
  3. "Innocent" – A Requiem for Refugees (Haza, Aloni) - 4:46
  4. "Trains of No Return" (Haza, Aloni) - 4:15
  5. "Mystery Faith and Love" (Haza, Aloni) - 5:24
  6. "Daw Da Hiya" (featuring Iggy Pop) (Haza, Aloni, Morriss) - 4:55
  7. "Don't Forsake Me" (Traditional, Shabazi, Haza, Aloni) - 4:35
  8. "Barefoot" (Haza, Aloni) - 5:14
  9. "Take 7/8" (Amram, Haza, Aloni) - 4:35
  10. "Today I'll Pray" (Bonus track certain editions) (Haza, Aloni) - 4:33

Personnel

  • Ofra Haza – lead vocals
  • Iggy Pop – vocals/narration
  • Harry Hyman Vento – violin
  • John Belezikjian – violin
  • Tzur Ben-Zelev – acoustic bass
  • David McMurray – saxophone
  • Professor Ali Jihad Racy – percussion
  • Rodrigo Manuel – percussion
  • Ed Cherney – background vocals
  • Mortonette Jenkins – background vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – background vocals
  • Marlena Jetter – background vocals
  • Valerie Carter – background vocals

    • Production

  • Don Was – record producer
  • Ofra Haza – producer
  • Bezalel Aloni – producer
  • Recorded at Microplant, Conway, Devonshire, England; Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California; Bee Studio, Bahia, Brazil.

    • Songs

    1Kirya6:12
    2Horashoot: The Bridge3:49
    3Innocent: A Requiem for Refugees4:44

    References

    Kirya (album) Wikipedia
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