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Léibele Schwartz
… on March 22, 1928 as Yehudah Leib Kirzner. He began his music studies as a child with his father, Yaakov, who was a … (father) and Eduardo Bonessi , two distinguished musicians from the tango scene. He carried out his first … of Jewish artists who, based in Latin America, toured they world moving back and forth from continent to continent, …
Sarah Gorby
… culturally rich environment, significantly influencing her musical career. Gorby showed an early interest in music and … during significant upheaval and displacement. During World War II, Gorby continued to perform, providing solace … Slobin, Mark. Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World . Oxford University Press, 2002. Rubin, Ruth. Jewish …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… she worked as a teacher and kindergarten instructor, using music and dance to educate children and pass on Yemeni … innovative teaching materials, including original songs and music, gained significant recognition and have been used by … diaspora. Levi-Tanai was generally known in Israel and worldwide for the unique body language she created with the …
Joe Elias
… Home for the Aged in Coney Island and travelled across the world to other Ladino-speaking communities following this … Folklife as one of the first performers of Ladino music in this country in the current epoch. After his … Spanish colonies). Joe passed away on April 10th, 2010. His musical work lives on through his son, Dan. See here …
Music of the Jews of Monastir
… (today, Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia). After World War I, most of these Jews moved to North and South America as well as Israel carrying with them a rich musical tradition. Zack Youcha, a young descendant of a … J oe Elias , arguably the most prominent Monastirli active musician of recent decades. Recorded materials in the …
The Music on Comtat-Venaissin
… in parallel columns in English, French and German in Musica Hebraica (1-2 [1938]: 18-20), the very short-lived journal initiated by the World Center for Jewish Music in Palestine. Milhaud, who was … Hebraica are extensively discussed by Philip Bohlman in The World Centre for Jewish Music in Palestine, 1936-1940: …
Haim Louk
… curriculum, and it was here that Louk was introduced to the world of piyyut . Rabbi Yitzhak Kedoshim, the choir's … charismatic teacher who greatly influenced Louk's musical path. At the age of 10, Louk met Rabbi David … Israeli Paytan, representative of North African piyyut worldwide … Piyyut … Piyyutim … Moroccan … Casablanca … …