Ester Rada
Her parents divorced when she was a child[4] and later on, she moved with her mother and older brother to Netanya in 1996, when Rada was 11 years old, which she considers a turning point in her life, since the family moved to a less observant neighbourhood where the majority were Ethiopian Jews, and also started to interact with French olim, who were familiar with funk and rap, something unheard of in a religious Jewish settlement like Kiryat Arba.[5] Rada started her acting career in musical theater, and won an award for her role in Habima Theatre's The Troupe.[citation needed] Her music career started during her military service in the Israel Defense Forces, where she sang Israeli pop songs for an IDF band.The album was positively received by critics,[13][14] who describe her music as "cross-cultural sound that is a deep reflection of the Israeli born Ethiopian's heritage" and "graceful composition of Ethio-Jazz, funk, soul and r&b, with mixed undertones of black grooves".[15] BBC called this album her debut, highlighting her "powerful, soulful voice and seductive combination of Ethiopian Jazz, funk and R&B".
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