Eve Pollard & Mor Karbasi, WOW - Women of the World Festival

Mor Karbasi burst onto the global world music scene in 2008 with the release of her first album, ‘The Beauty and the Sea and has continued to capture audiences internationally with her gorgeous, exceptional voice and looks to match.

She was born April 23, 1986 in Jerusalem, to a mother from Nazareth of Moroccan descent and a father from Jerusalem of Persian ancestry. Mor is a young woman whose music is influenced by several cultures, though mainly by her Jewish heritage.

All her influences come together in her predominately Sephardic repertoire: from traditional Jewish songs, to her own contemporary compositions.
The traditional songs originate from ancient Spain and have traveled all around the world with the Jews who were forced to leave Spain in the 15th Century. They are characteristically haunting, beautiful melodic songs that withhold sheer emotion.

"Karbasi’s voice, a powerful combination of fragility and power - filigree-delicate as a lullaby, haunting as a graveside lament, breathtaking as a ravishing call to arms will take you on an unforgettable journey. In 'Daughter of the Spring', her new album, Karbasi positions herself at the forefront of a new generation of world music divas…"

Eve Pollard is a journalist, media commentator and fashion designer, and was only the second woman ever to edit a national newspaper.

Eve can justly be dubbed 'the first lady of Fleet Street' with a varied and colourful career that has seen her rise from junior reporter to editor in the male-dominated world of old-school newspaper journalism.

Starting out in women's magazines, Eve rose to edit both the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express, as well as magazine supplements for many of the national Sunday papers. Returning to women's titles she also launched Elle magazine in the US as its first editor-in-chief.

Today, Eve is a regular reporter on Sky News. She also frequently appears on radio and TV from The News Quiz to You and Yours, This Morning to Have I Got News For You, Loose Women to the Daily Politics. Eve has also recently started a fashion range under her name with the tag line ‘glamour for grownups’. Eve is also a published novelist and biographer. Eve is an active supporter and campaigner for the promotion of women's health, and is vice-chairman of the Wellbeing of Women charity.