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Curt Sachs
Born in Berlin, Sachs studied piano, music theory and …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
This is a short extract of the article “Liturgy: An Overlooked Space in the Moroccan…
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…
Pete Sokolow
Pete Sokolow, a Brooklyn native, is a jazz and klezmer pianist and reed player whose…
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…
Milo Hamamah
Well-known singer of Iraqi music in Israel. Born in Iraqi, immigrated to Israel in 1950…
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…