Pharaoh's Daughter
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Pharaoh’s Daughter comes to Joe’s Pub for an evening with the New York ensemble founded by vocalist and bandleader Basya Schechter. The billed act is a group rather than a solo presentation; while its personnel can vary, sources describe Pharaoh’s Daughter as a seven-piece ensemble. No further program details or guest performers are listed for this date.
Pharaoh’s Daughter draws Jewish and Middle Eastern traditions into music shaped by psychedelic, experimental and pan-Mediterranean ideas. Its repertoire has been described as bringing together Hasidic chants, Mizrahi and Sephardi folk-rock, spiritual elements, percussion, flute, strings and electronica, with Schechter’s voice at the core. The group has worked with producer Jamshied Sharifi and musicians including Steven Bernstein, Shir Yaakov Feit, Adam Levy, Mauro Refosco and Marcus Rojas; Brian Marsella and Tamer Pinarbasi appear among guests on Songs of Desire. KlezmerShack called the group’s 2026 work a “modern Middle Eastern soundscape” that “readily rewards the listener” and is “exciting to listen to.” In an earlier review, it called Exile “incredibly wonderful” and “highly recommended,” while AllMusic heard in that record a “dark, indie pop sensibility.”
The stage is set in a converted library space with a striped bar and photos of legends like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse lining the walls. You'll find yourself seated on velvet couches or at candle-lit tables, close enough to hear every note from the back. The sound, engineered by technicians who've worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., is consistently ranked among the best in New York. Three shows a day, dinner and drinks served throughout, and a menu ranging from Italian small plates to craft cocktails; it's a place where music and conversation flow together, and where both rising stars and legends have made their U.S. debuts.