Yasmin Levy (; born December 23, 1975) is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judeo-Spanish music. Biography Yasmin Levy was born on December 23, 1975, in Baka, Jerusalem. She is of Sephardic Jewish descent. Her parents were immigrants from Turkey. Her father, Yitzhak Isaac Levy (1919–1977), was a composer and hazzan (cantor), as well as a pioneer researcher into the history of the Ladino music and culture of Spanish Jewry and its diaspora, being the editor of the Ladino language magazine Aki Yerushalayim. He died when Levy was just one year old, but she names him as one of her greatest musical influences. Career With her distinctive and emotive style, Levy has brought a new interpretation to the medieval Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) song by incorporating more "modern" sounds of Andalusian flamenco and traditional Turkish music as well as combining instruments like the darbuka, oud, violin, cello, and piano. Her debut album was Romance & Yasmin, which was followed by her second album La Judería (). On her second album, La Judería, she also covered the popular songs "Gracias a la Vida" by Violeta Parra and "Nací en Álamo" from the film Vengo, directed by Tony Gatlif, which in its original version won the 2001 César Award for Best Music Written for a Film (itself being a cover of "The Song of the Gypsies" (), written by Greek songwriter Dionysis Tsaknis in 1990).. In her own words in 2007: Other roles Levy is a goodwill ambassador for the charity Children of Peace. Accolades In 2006, Levy was nominated in the "Culture Crossing" category for the fRoots / BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards. In 2008 Levy's work earned her the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation Award for promoting cross-cultural dialogue between musicians from three cultures. The Sunday Times named Sentir as one of the Top 100 albums of 2009, and placed it in their Top 10 World Music releases of the year. Discography Full albums 2004: Romance & Yasmin 2005: La Judería 2006: Live at the Tower of David, Jerusalem 2007: Mano Suave 2009: Sentir 2012: Libertad 2014: Tango 2017: "Rak Od Layla Echad" ('Just one more night') 2021: Voice & Piano Singles for movie soundtracks 2011: "Jaco", for My Sweet Canary (featuring the oud player Tomer Katz) 2011: "Una Pastora", for My Sweet Canary (featuring the qanun player Mumin Sesler) Collaborations 2008: Tzur Mishelo Achalnu, for Avoda Ivrit 2, featuring Shlomo Bar 2010: Tzur