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Shoshana Damari
… born in Damar, Yemen in 1923. She was taken to Israel at the age of two. She started performing in an early age. She is considered as one of the greatest Israeli folk singers, and had international … Damari worked with several known Israeli musicians among them Moshe Wilensky, Boaz Shar'abi, Matti Caspi , etc. … …
Avraham Daus
… and orchestral pieces, songs, and some incidental music for the theater. Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica; Cohen, Yehuda. …
Edis De- Philippe
… Philippe was born in New York, U.S. She studied singing in the U.S. and Europe, and immigrated to Palestine in 1945. She was the founde of the Israel National Opera Company. … Opera singer and …
Yitzchak Eshel (Friedlander)
… Aviv, Pittsburg (USA) and more. Toured in concerts around the world and taught many young cantors. Recorded albums of …
Mary Even-Or
… Born in Tel Aviv, Israel. She began her studies at the Music Teachers' Seminary in Tel Aviv (1959) and Oranim … Tel Aviv University (1964, 1976-1980), and also studied at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv (1976-1980). Her … chamber, orchestral, and vocal music. Her music explores themes from the Bible, Hebrew poetry, Kabbalistic poetry, …
Arik Einstein
… was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He is considered as one of the greatest Israeli singers. He recorded about 500 songs and 34 albums. Through his career He cooperated with the top Israeli musicians, and appeared in movies and TV …
Matti Caspi
… born in Kibbutz Hanita, Israel. He is considered as one of the top Israeli musicians. He has recorded 26 albums and …
Simon-David Duque
… Simon-David Duque was one of the last two ḥazzanim of the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam, Holland. Born in … from among three candidates because of his adherence to the Amsterdam tradition. He also aimed at an operatic style …
Jacob Blanes
… About the cantors of the Portugese Synagogue of Amsterdam see Israel Adler's monograph, Musical Life and Traditions of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam in the XVIIIth …
Shlomo ben Shimshon (Weintraub) Kashtan
… Kashtan (Shlomoh ben Shimshon, or Salomon, the son of Samson), aka Salomon Weintraub By Daniel S. Katz … about 175 miles west of Kiev). He was apprenticed at the age of nine to an itinerant Eastern European cantor, and … all of his career. He is most closely associated with the Jewish community of Dubno (today in western Ukraine), …