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Basya Schechter

American singer-songwriter

Basya Schechter

BornBrooklyn, New York
OriginNew York City, New York
GenresJewish music, folk rock, world music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, cantor, music teacher
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, oud, saz, percussion
Years active–present
LabelsTzadik
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Basya Schechter is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, cantor, and music teacher.

She is the lead singer and founder of the world/folk rock band Pharaoh's Daughter and has released two solo albums.

Basya Schechter | www.goldenland.com

She has also collaborated with the groups Darshan and The Epichorus.

Raised in the Hasidic Jewish community of Borough Park, Schechter left Orthodoxy after high school but maintained a love for the traditional Jewish music of her youth. Her own music often blends concepts from Jewish music with a variety of styles and sounds fro Basya Schechter | www.goldenland.com TAXO