HANNA,VICTORIA - Victoria Hanna (Sealed) (CD)

Language creates worlds: the art of the voice, Kabbalistic rap, Aramaic hip-hop, Israeli pop The power of language is immeasurable. It guides our thoughts, perceptions and emotions. Its precious instrument is the voice, through whose power and vocal intensity it comes to full fruition. Combining these aspects is a high art that few can accomplish. Victoria Hanna is truly a phenomenon. The Israeli artist has set herself the aim of creating an integral artwork of language, voice and music. And she has achieved that to a most astonishing degree. Victoria Hanna moves between ancient music and contemporary beats, between philosophical and religious texts. Her compositions are shaped by diverse vocal techniques, both sung and spoken. She explores the boundaries of the human voice, plays with letters, recites the Aleph-Bet – in captivating leaps and bounds. 27.07. 2018 is the international release date for Victoria Hanna’s debut album with Greedy for Best Music. It features ten of her own original songs, tracing an arc from pop to hip-hip to Israeli music, exquisitely combining the ancient, the traditional and the modern. In her songs and compelling videos, her image and design, Hanna creates a unique and distinctive world that is entirely her own. Having grown up in a strictly orthodox tradition, Victoria Hanna has liberated herself from the confines of that orthodoxy while at the same time preserving and continuing its cultural heritage, which she has translated into an idiosyncratic and thoroughly contemporary context. She has stuttered since childhood. This inborn speech disability was actually her greatest gift, and what led her to explore the boundaries of sound and diction. She embarked on an inner journey to explore the mouth as creator, which became the inspirational and emotional journey of her life. Victoria Hanna studied acting, went to the theatre, played in various films (such as Next To Her by Asaf Korman) and learned a variety of song traditions. She has performed at festivals worldwide and caused a sensation in New York. In an increasingly pigeon-holed world, a new category has to be opened up for her. Media reviews have described her style as Aramaic hip-hop and Kabbalistic rap. According to radio magazine PRI – The World: “Victoria Hanna is the freshest, edgiest, weirdest artist on the Israeli airwaves today. How did she reach that status? By singing — the alphabet!” (npr music)