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Ami Maayani
… Tel-Aviv, 1936 d. 2019) had always emphasized the use of Jewish folk traditions, both Mizrahi and Ashkenazi, as well as elements … before his music studies, and after completing his musical education, he studied philosophy. He chaired the …
Rahamim Amar
… his release from the army, he began to specialize in other musical instruments. He especially loved plucked string … at events and celebrations until his last days. During his musical career, Rahamim Amar composed about 300 songs, … one of the greatest composers of the Spanish-Jerusalem tradition in the 20th century … Rahamim Amar …
Tzipora Jochsberger
… and Dance. Moved to the US in 1952, and received a PhD in Jewish Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. … video series 'A People and its Music' about various Jewish musical traditions. Dr. Jochsberger was a true friend of the JMRC …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … in Israel. As part of a growing interest in Arab and Jewish-Arab music in Israel, an album of Daoud and Salah … Maqam Rast for Orchestra (Innovative version of traditional Iraqi maqam performed by orchestra without …
Betty Olivero
… given annually only to six composers. In Olivero's works, traditional and ethnic music materials are processed using … contemporary compositional form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material appears in rich, nuanced …
David Menahem
… grew up in Jerusalem and absorbed the 'Yerushalmi cantorial tradition' in the Ades Synagogue . As a child, he studied at … Moshe Havusha , taught him the secrets of the Arab Maqam musical system and Arabic musical instruments. Since childhood, along with pursuing …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … in the attitude of Sephardic Jews in Adrianpole toward traditional Jewish costumes and way of thinking. Navon's … 50 of these songs and melodies, transcribed in printed musical notation. After some time, he became acquainted with …
Ray Musiker
… As a child, Ray learned to play Klezmer dance music at Jewish weddings. His parents immigrants to America from … Rushefsky, Peter, ' Ray Musiker – Generations: A Living Musical Legacy ' in The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD): (June 2020). It includes …
Joseph Papernikoff
… and Zionist activist. Joseph Papernikoff received a traditional education in the 'cheder', and then studied in a … Thanks to his voice, a beautiful alto voice, and his musical hearing, he was accepted at the age of 8 to the … which saw modern Yiddish literature as a central part of Jewish identity. Papernikoff was active in the cultural life …
Edwin Seroussi
… (2004-2008; 2014-2016; 2019-2020), was Director of the Jewish Music Research Centre from 2000 to 2023, and … Prof. Seroussi’s research focuses on the sacred and secular musical cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, … and is editor of the acclaimed CD series Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel. Besides his academic activities Prof. …