Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Grammy-award winning classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. She was discovered by former Fugees member

Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Grammy-award winning classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. She was discovered by former Fugees member Wyclef Jean. Some of her more well-known contributions are on "Overnight Celebrity" for Twista and "Fallin'" for Alicia Keys, in addition to "Jesus Walks" and "The New Workout Plan" from Kanye West's album The College Dropout.

Her most recent album, The Hip-Hop Violinist, was released on September 20, 2005.