Karolina Avratz, professionally known as Karolina is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Eilat, Israel. Aside from being a singer, she is also a composer, writer, producer, and dj, not to mention a leader in the recently born groove scene in Israel, which she has influenced through many musical projects. She is also known for her work in Habanot Nechama. In 2000, Karolina founded Funset with some of the most talented and promising musicians in Tel Aviv (bass: Uri Kleinman, keyboards: Shaul...
Karolina Avratz, professionally known as Karolina is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Eilat, Israel. Aside from being a singer, she is also a composer, writer, producer, and dj, not to mention a leader in the recently born groove scene in Israel, which she has influenced through many musical projects. She is also known for her work in Habanot Nechama.
In 2000, Karolina founded Funset with some of the most talented and promising musicians in Tel Aviv (bass: Uri Kleinman, keyboards: Shaul Eshet, drums: Atraf Moshe Assraf, dj: Yoav Rattner, sound: Guy Margalit, guitar: Shai Pertz), and started her foray into the club and lounge scene of the city where she met with underground success.
Frustrated with the lack of mainstream play, Karolina met with two other Israeli singers, Yael Deckelbaum and Dana Adini and formed Habanot Nechama in 2004.
In 2005, Funset released their first album, a unique combination of Reggae, Nu Soul, and live Trip-hop that enchanted crowds all over the country. The album, called Ragga Pumpkin received critical acclaim, including an ACUM (Israeli ASCAP) award for composition, Along with performing with Funset and Habanot Nechama, Karolina has worked with other musicians, both Israeli and international. She has collaborated with Soulico, Kutiman and DJ Sabbo in Israel. In 2007, Karolina opened for Black Eyed Peas & Lauryn Hill and in 2008 Karolina joined with Sabbo and Kutiman to open for Erykah Badu. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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