| 49th | Top Israelis |
| 25th | Top Israeli Americans |
| 10th | Top fiddlers |
| Miri Ben-Ari | |
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 Ben-Ari at the Apollo Theater for the 60th anniversary
of Israel
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Miri Ben-Ari |
| Also known as | The Hip Hop Violinist |
| Born | December 4, 1978 |
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, jazz, classical |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts | Wyclef Jean, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Tarkan, Subliminal, Don Omar |
| Website | [1], [2] |
Miri Ben-Ari (Hebrew: מירי בן-ארי) (born December 4, 1978 in Israel) is an Israeli violinist, who currently resides in the United States.
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Miri Ben-Ari was born to a Jewish father and a Jewish mother of Polish[1] descent, in Ramat Gan, Israel. She studied violin under Isaac Stern.
Ben-Ari was featured by Reebok in their “I Am What I Am” global print and TV advertising campaign. She has done commercials for Pepsi and Coca-Cola and has been the voice of VH1 Save The Music, which promotes live music and music education across the US. She recently appeared in a Jimi Hendrix PSA for BET as a part of black history month.
She has contributed to songs by other artists such as Kanye West, Twista, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Don Omar, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Patti Labelle, Aventura, Brandy, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, Thalía and John Legend.
She has appeared on Sesame Street, is featured in the live performance album and DVD of Aventura’s “Sold Out at Madison Square Garden” concert, has performed for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, at Lincoln Center for “VH1 Save The music Gala”, and at Radio City Hall's "Fashion Rocks" concert and at its “Dream Concert”, a dream team program of artists which included Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Usher, John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks and Santana.
Her single "Symphony of Brotherhood", featuring the Dream speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is the first instrumental single ever to hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop charts, MTV and VH1.
Ben-Ari was one of Jewish Women International’s "Ten Women To Watch of 2007” and she won the JVIBE award as Best Israeli Artist of 2007. In addition she received the first Israeli Martin Luther King Award from Israel President, Shimon Peres, and the "Eternal Flame Award" from the American Society of Yad Vashem for her work as a feature violinist and music score writer for Paramount's Freedom Writers.
Ben-Ari is co-founder and CEO of the non-profit organization “Gedenk” ("Remember") dedicated to promoting awareness among young people about the Holocaust. She recently received the Humanitarian Award from the Jewish Federation "for her inspiring leadership in creating the Gedenk project."
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. R&B Singles Sales | U.S. Singles Sales | |||
| 2005 | "Run This City" (Clinton Sparks feat. P. Diddy & Miri Ben-Ari) | — | 107 | — | — | The Pulling Strings Mixtape |
| "Sunshine to the Rain" (feat. Scarface and Anthony Hamilton) | — | — | — | — | The Hip-Hop Violinist | |
| "We Gonna Win" (feat. Styles P) | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Symphony of Brotherhood" | — | 77 | 2 | 15 | — |
, 2005.]] Miri Ben-Ari is a hip-hop violinist. She was born in Israel in 1978 and was brought up in a small town near Tel Aviv. She was trained as a classical violinist. She was a prodigy and was praised by famous violinists like Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern.
At the age of 16 she took herself to the United States. She spoke no English at the time. In New York City, she met several musicians such as the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis who supported her. She became interested in contemporary R&B (Rhythm and Blues) and hip-hop. In January 2001 she appeared in the Carnegie Hall with the rapper Wyclef Jean. Later that year her TV performances on Showtime at the Apollo added to her fame. Her second jazz album, entitled Song of The Promised Land features the dance single Peace in the Middle East as well as two tracks together with Wynton Marsalis. She has now sold millions of records, and is known as “the hip-hop violinist”. This was the title of a record released in 2005 by Universal which includes the single “Sunshine to the Rain” featuring Scarface and Anthony Hamilton. In 2004 she toured world-wide with rapper Kanye West. She has a very personal sound which is a mixture of Classical, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and world music. She won her first Grammy award in 2005 for co-writing “Jesus Walks” which received a trophy for the “Best Rap Song” in 2005.
   | MTV artist profile - Miri Ben-Ari | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics | MTV |
| | MiriBen-Ari.com - Miri Ben-Ari, 'The Hip-Hop Violinist' |
| | BallerStatus article - BallerStatus.com | Daily Urban Lifestyle |
| | MySpace - Miri Ben-Ari on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads |
| | Miri Ben-Ari: I am what I am - YouTube - Miri Ben-Ari | RBK | I am what I am |
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