Mosh Ben Ari is an Israeli musician, lyricist and composer. He was born in Israel in 1970. He comes from a Yemenite and Iraqi background. He first discovered music as a child through the traditional Jewish and ethnic chants that were part of his everyday life. He started playing music at the age of 16 and since he has studied music around the world, including in India, Sahara and Sinai. He plays various string instruments such as acoustic and classic guitar, Indian sarod, Persian tar, Turkish jumbush, Moroccan ginberi and bass. In 1997 he founded, with a few friends, the world music ensemble Sheva, which has released four albums and continues to tour the world doing dozens of shows in the most prestigious festivals and events. In 2001, Ben-Ari's debut solo album Ad Elay came out. In 2004, he released his second album, Derekh (A Way), which established him as one of Israel's foremost singer-songwriters and performers. This album quickly went Gold in Israel. In 2006, Ben-Ari's third album, Masa UMatan (Negotiations), was released. All of his albums were produced by Globalev World Music - Israel. Ben-Ari's music and performance is a celebration of groove and spirit, blending rock, soul, reggae and world music together with his rich unique voice. Ben-Ari is also a DJ, playing mostly electronic music. He was featured in Central Park's Summerstage Tour on June 29, 2008 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.