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Shoshana Damari
Shoshana Damari was born in Damar, Yemen in 1923. She was taken to Israel at the age of…
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… his singing, he attained a degree of fame and stardom comparable to that of Yossele Rosenblatt a century later. Cantor …
Tsippi Fleischer
… synthesis. She has incorporated in her works far more Arab melodies, textures and rhythms than most Israeli … as Like Two Branches (1989, cantata, text by Chansa, an Arab woman poet of the sixth century). Fleischer is a …
Ami Maayani
… both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements of Arab music throughout his works. He is known internationally …
Rahamim Amar
… style. His style was composed from Spanish-Turkish and Arabic music. However, despite the popularity of Arab music in his time, Amar preserved his unique style in … of the 7:00 news. Amar would work as a violinst in various Arab ensembles and performed in various cafes and clubs in …
Salah El Kuweiti
… played and sang, and also through performances with the Arabic Orchestra of Kol Yisrael (Israeli Broadcasting … into a cultural ghetto, due to the lack of appreciation of Arabic music in Israeli society, and due to the huge gap … of recognition in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and …
Betty Olivero
… elements as diverse as Judeo-Spanish (sephardic) music, Arab tunes and medieval music integrated into a contemporary …
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
… composer, ‘ud player, singer, conductor, and performer of Arab art music. He was student of Tanburi Ibrahim Bey in … ‘Oriental’ styles in Palestine/Israel. He was active on Arabic broadcasting media in Israel and known as a radio … in their own music. He composed songs with both Hebrew and Arabic texts as well as large instrumental and vocal works …
Verdina Shlonsky
… written. She also published many writings about music (comparable only to Stutschewsky and Boskovich of her …
David Menahem
… the cantor Moshe Havusha , taught him the secrets of the Arab Maqam musical system and Arabic musical instruments. Since childhood, along with … with Iraqi musicians, members of the Voice of Israel in the Arabic Radio Orchestra. He also performed as a soloist with …