For Zéra Vaughan, "Back to the Roots" goes back twenty-six years ago to her upbringing in Tunisia, North Africa. A daughter of an English Painter and a French Ballet Dancer, Zéra Vaughan began her musical journey at the age of 10, as a student of t [+]For Zéra Vaughan, "Back to the Roots" goes back twenty-six years ago to her upbringing in Tunisia, North Africa. A daughter of an English Painter and a French Ballet Dancer, Zéra Vaughan began her musical journey at the age of 10, as a student of the Tunisian Music Conservatory where she discovered the traditional sound "Malouf". Zéra Vaughan moved to Paris after completing High School, to study at the Paris Music Conservatory. Since then, she has perfected her voice and her act throughout the years as a regular on the French Lounge Circuit. Her unique voice can be heard on several European albums. While in the U.K, visiting her family, Zéra Vaughan discovered the sound of Trip-Hop. Since then, with the help of an international team, lead by L.A. Based producer Amir Efrat, Zéra has taken the challenge to explore the links between Europe and The Middle-East, filling the gap by putting her own touch on the "world music" genre. The result is : "Back to the Roots" The album. 11 unique tracks, including Almaz, a "World Music" version of a 1985 Randy Crawford song. Almaz was also part of several interbational compilations, such as the critically acclaimed "L'Etoile" and the US best selling "Oriental Escapade" The spices of the middle East, added to the European sounds have convinced Los Angeles-based Radio KCRW to air Zéra's Music, announcing her work as the perfect definition of "World Music". Zéra Vaughan sings mainly in French and English, but also in Hebrew and Arabic. She lives between Paris and Los Angeles.
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