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Moshe Cordova
Moshe Cordova
Composer, singer, ‘ud and piano player Moshe Cordova (b. Edirne,…
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
In 1979 Esther Warkov, a young American PhD student in ethnomusicology, came to Israel…
Book Review: Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century
Joel E. Rubin, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule…
Arabs - Jews - Music
With the rise of Islam and the expanding Arab conquests throughout the Middle East,…
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
This is a short extract of the article “Liturgy: An Overlooked Space in the Moroccan…
Abraham Salman
Abraham Salman (born Shaharabani) was a qanun virtuoso, one of the finest players…
Yitzhak Aviezer
Former Music Director and Producer for Voice of Israel in Arabic, composer, and…
Hisqil Qassab
Hesqil Kassab was one of the most famous Iraqi maqam reciters in the twentieth…
Salim Shibith (Salim Ha-Cohen)
Salim Shibith (also known as Salim Ha-Cohen) was a qari al-maqam (“maqam reader”) and…
Armand Sabah
Armand Sabah was born in 1952 in Marrakesh, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his…