About
Yasmin Levy is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and composer whose voice bridges centuries, cultures, and emotions. Born on December 23, 1975, to a family of Turkish Sephardic heritage, she carries forward the legacy of her late father, Yitzhak Levy - a celebrated composer, hazzan, and pioneering researcher of Ladino music and culture. Though he passed away when she was only one year old, Yasmin continues his life’s work with passion and reverence, breathing new life into the ancient Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) tradition.
Rooted in the history of the Sephardic diaspora, Yasmin’s music is a mesmerizing fusion of Ladino melodies, flamenco rhythms, and Middle Eastern soul. Her distinctive sound - featuring instruments such as the oud, darbuka, violin, cello, and piano - weaves together the musical threads of Andalusia, the Mediterranean, and the Levant. Through her work, she has created what she calls a “musical reconciliation” between cultures once divided, blending the longing of flamenco with the poetry of the Judeo-Spanish language.
Her most beloved songs - such as “Adio Kerida,” “La Alegría,” “Me Voy,” “Nací en Álamo,” “Irme Kero,” and “Una Pastora” - have become modern classics of world music. Each carries deep emotional storytelling and a universal message of love, loss, and resilience. “Adio Kerida” (Goodbye, My Beloved) revives a 15th-century Ladino song of exile and longing, while “Me Voy” - which won the USA Songwriting Award for Best World Music Song (2008) - embodies Yasmin’s own voice as a bridge between past and present, tradition and innovation.
Yasmin’s visual artistry extends beyond the stage. Her music videos, filmed across evocative landscapes and historic cities, capture the spiritual depth and cinematic beauty of her songs. In October of 2025, she released a new music video for “Caruso” - the performance of Lucio Dalla’s timeless masterpiece marked a new chapter in Yasmin’s career - a union of Mediterranean soul and symphonic grandeur that reflects her lifelong dedication to transcending musical and cultural boundaries. The video, rich in emotion and visual poetry, has been praised for expressing the essence of Yasmin’s artistry: sincerity, vulnerability, and divine connection through music.
Beyond her musical achievements, Yasmin was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Children of Peace (UK), reflecting her lifelong commitment to using music as a bridge between people and nations. As she once said:
“If there were no religions, music would be the religion of humanity. Each of us is a color of God - and through music, we can see and love all the colors.”
Over the past two decades, Yasmin has performed across the globe - from Spain to Turkey, from the United States to the Middle East and Europe - sharing her voice with audiences moved by her message of love, unity, and spiritual connection.
Today, Yasmin Levy stands as one of the most important voices of world music - a modern ambassador of Ladino culture and a timeless storyteller whose songs remind us of our shared humanity.