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Kirya

Ofra Haza (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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Audio CD (July 1 1992)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Shanachie
ASIN: B000000E30
Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #92,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #43 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Israel
- #97 in Music > World Music > North America > Jewish & Yiddish Music
- #97 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Jewish & Yiddish Music

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1. Kirya

2. Horashoot (The Bridge)

3. Innocent - A Requiem For Refugees

4. Trains Of No Return

5. Mystery Faith And Love

6. Daw Da Hiya

7. Don't Forsake Me

8. Barefoot

9. Take 7/8

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After having essentially kick-started the idea of ethno-techno with Fifty Gates of Wisdom, Israeli diva Ofra Haza stalled creatively at the start of the 1990s. In 1992, however, she pushed herself ahead with the album Kirya while still keeping intact her Yemenite Jewish roots. The production was high-tech but underneath the machinery lay plenty of thought for the music. She added hip-hop as well as other musical genres to her sound. This hybrid style became a kind of forerunner to the work of Natacha Atlas and Transglobal Underground. Bringing Lou Reed into the picture for a duet on "Daw Da Hiya" was something of a masterstroke, even if it didn't pay dividends in terms of sales. In essence, this adventurous disc is a landmark in world fusion music with the title track and "Trains of No Return" clear standouts. Once again, Haza pushed the envelope. --Chris Nickson

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Dark, disturbing and stunning Jun 20 2003

By Andy Agree

Format:Audio CD

This is oh so close to being another 5-star album by Ofra Haza (it would have been her third as rated by me), but I am holding back (call it 4 ), because I just don't love it the way I do the nouveau traditional world-beat masterpiece of "Fifty Gates of Wisdom" (also released as "Yemenite Songs"), and the boundary-bending pop perfection of "Desert Wind". It is much darker in mood and less easily accessible than those generally uplifting earlier albums, and features much more of the kind of "wordless" singing that she introduced on Desert Wind's "Slave Dream", especially in "Kirya", "Daw Da Hiya", "Barefoot", and "7/8". It is nonetheless superb, with the highest production values of any of Ofra's albums, a consistent sound that is somewhat more resonant than earlier efforts (like the bells at the beginning of "Innocent") and some of the most haunting music she has ever created. Once again, she mixes Hebrew with English, so on most songs you can tell what's going on. Best are "Horashoot", the beautiful, mournful "Trains of No Return" (concerning the holocaust) and "Daw Da Hiya", featuring a man narrating the cruel fate of a young woman who seeks love unapproved by her father in a traditional society in which women are treated as property. (The thumping beat underscoring Ofra's cries at the end of "Daw Da Hiya" is the most exciting music on the album.) But there are other songs that fall into the "I'm not sure how much I like this" category. "Kirya", "Mystery Faith and Love", "Barefoot" and "7/8" are certainly good, even stunningly good, but I haven't learned to love them yet. There is also the problem of diminishing returns on high expectations. This is a lady who has hit the highest heights musically, and while in certain respects I hear her art peaking on this album, I nevertheless feel that I've heard her do it before. In any event, Ofra Haza's voice was a gift to her from God, and to us from her, so for an Ofra fan, it is unthinkable not to own this excellent CD.

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The Best Middle Eastern work of Ofra Haza Mar 4 2004

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Format:Audio CD

This is a wonderful work, because this great israeli singer sing in three languages of that zone of the world (hebrew, arabic and aramaic) with fabulous ryhtms of the jew and arab cultures. Any songs are half english, half semitic language.

I prefer the sounds ethnic, and the song Daw Da Hiya (english and judeo arabic), with the narration of Iggy Pop, is really stirring. This song reflects the sad life of many women in those countries. Also I like Mystery, Fate and Love, because is a magnetic song in english, like Barefoot, with that sensual rythm with lyrics in hebrew (she repeat constantly the arabic word "albi", "my heart"). And obvius, Trains of No Return, with a message of peace and alive, in memory of the jews died in the Holocaust.

Ofra Haza was a goddes of the world music. Only I had wanted that she sang more songs in spanish, because she had a magnificent voice.

Shalom Ofra.

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Essential Ofra Haza Feb 27 2004

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Format:Audio CD

After the more upbeat/pop/dance world music albums Shaday and Desert Wind, I was floored and immediately delighted when I bought this CD in the early 90's. At the time I had no other reference to Ofra other than the two prior albums (Ofra is so much more complex than just these U.S. releases). This album has a much slower groove that mixes traditional Middle Eastern music with a jazzy, soul, R&B feel. This album also contains some of the most amazing rhythms ever. To this day "Mystery, Faith And Love" is one of my favorite songs. And Ofra singing of the concentration camps in "Trains Of No Return" is very moving. "Daw Da Hiya" is a surprisingly good duet with Lou Reed lending spoken vocals to a song about a young woman scorned by her family because of her love for a man. This is one of my all time favorite albums and something I turn to anytime I need to settle down and relax and take a few minutes out of a crazy life to breathe. It never grows old and it always elevates my mood.

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Beautiful voice, catchy songs.

Though I am not a fan of pop music, the beauty of Ofra Haza's voice lured me in. This album has wonderful songs in an almost 80s-style pop music with "middle eastern" influence. Read more

Published on May 2 2003 by Heather

achingly beautiful

I"ve said all I have to say in the title...'achingly beautiful'. Listen to Ofra...you wil be a better person if you do.