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Kumiko Yayama
… Research areas: Arabic music and piyutim. See also: "Home from Japan". … Ethnomusicologist … Kumiko Yayama …
Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … Li Gan , and Ben Nahar Prat , are examples of melodies with Arabic origins. Nardi developed a unique style of piano … project included performances of Hebrew folk songs with arabic/ oriental origin, in arrangement that emphasized this …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a … the Muslim community in Tunisia and composed many songs in Arabic. In 1919, with the conclusion of WWI and the release … . He gained fame through his diverse body of songs in Arabic, and became one of the leading composers of Tunisian …
David Abikzer
… in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that he began his musical education. His vocal talent was evident from a young … the United States, he also graduated from the US School of Music. Abikzer's unique position at Cedarhurst is a … songs and liturgical repertoire in Hebrew, Ladino, and Arabic. This includes albums such as ' Songs of the …
Emanuel Zamir
… songs, in general, for which he wrote both words and music, portray sceneries borrowed from the world of … during these tours aroused in him the connection to the Arabic melody, which he perceived as part of the cultural … shows. The chorus of the song is an Arab saying, sung in Arabic, which translates, 'they asked a donkey, 'where to?' …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … extant melodies of well-known songs in Turkish and perhaps Arabic songs too, a procedure which was customary among … songs in at least four languages: Judeo-Spanish; Turkish; Arabic; and modern Hebrew, along with his command of the …
Rahamim Amar
… and was the 20th generation in Jerusalem. He started his music career when he served as a trumpet player in the … his release from the army, he began to specialize in other musical instruments. He especially loved plucked string … style. His style was composed from Spanish-Turkish and Arabic music. However, despite the popularity of Arab music …
Salah El Kuweiti
… 17. He played violin, sang, composed, and achieved great musical fame in Iraq together with his brother, Daoud, who … played and sang, and also through performances with the Arabic Orchestra of Kol Yisrael (Israeli Broadcasting … into a cultural ghetto, due to the lack of appreciation of Arabic music in Israeli society, and due to the huge gap …
Ezra Aharon ("Azuri")
… ‘ud player, singer, conductor, and performer of Arab art music. He was student of Tanburi Ibrahim Bey in Iraq and was … ‘Oriental’ styles in Palestine/Israel. He was active on Arabic broadcasting media in Israel and known as a radio … in their own music. He composed songs with both Hebrew and Arabic texts as well as large instrumental and vocal works …
David Menahem
… Moshe Havusha , taught him the secrets of the Arab Maqam musical system and Arabic musical instruments. Since childhood, along with … with Iraqi musicians, members of the Voice of Israel in the Arabic Radio Orchestra. He also performed as a soloist with …