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Ethiopian Jews in Israel - a Musical Ethnography
I spent the summer of 1989 living in a Nazareth Illit (today Nof HaGalil) neighborhood…
Curt Sachs
Born in Berlin, Sachs studied piano, music theory and …
Yaqub Murad al-‘Amari (aka Yaqub Bar-Nay)
Murad was a multi-instrumentalist employed by the Iraqi Broadcasting Ensemble in Baghdad…
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…
Avraham Da‘ud (Avraham David Ha-Cohen)
Avraham Da‘ud was a Qanun player. While in Iraq, Avraham Da‘ud performed with…
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…
Moshe "Musa" Berlin
Moshe (Musa) berlin is a clarinet player and one of the leading Klezmer musicians in…