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Esther R. Warkov
Esther Warkov's seminal contributions to the study of Arab music and Arab-Jewish…
Albert Elias
Elias was a virtuoso nay player, composer and instrument maker. In Baghdad Elias studied…
Amnon Shiloah
Born in Lanus, Argentina in 1928 to a family of Jewish immigrants from Syria, Shiloah…
Johanna L. Spector
Born in Libau, Latvia. During WWII she was imprisoned in various concentration camps,…
Salah El Kuweiti
Iraqi composer and violinist, Salah El Kuweiti was born to Iraqi parents in Kuwait…
Yinam Leef
A selection from his biography on the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance website…
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
Ezra Aharon ('Azuri') (Bhagdad, 1903 – 1995, immigrated to Israel in 1935) was…
David Menahem
Rabbi David Menachem was born in 1980 to a family who immigrated from Iraq in the 1950s…
Kol Zimra: the Sound of Song
Dr. Musleah has authored three books. In 1973, he published “On the Banks of the Ganga,…