Tula Ben Ari was born in Tel Aviv, to a half Yemenite, half polish family. Growing with these joined roots in the melting pot of the Israel and the Middle East would influence her music deeply in the years to come.
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At the age of 21, Tula arrived to Barcelona, where she found a vibrant and eclectic musical scene. She started studying music in ” Taller de Music” school, while alongside she worked as a street musician. She collaborated with other musicians she met from all over the world and after a short while, a talk started around town about an Israeli singer with an angel’s voice.Pretty soon she was approached with offers to join some of Barcelona’s most prominent bands of the Jazz and world music scène. Such as: Asikides, Moussakis, Man Ex Maqina, 08001, The duo project Skyland, and the Cuban A capella quartet, Gema 4.