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Salim Shibith (Salim Ha-Cohen)
… Arabic literature and poetry to augment his education at a Jewish school in Baghdad. We hear a familiar story: Shibith was requested to complete a performance at a Jewish club one evening when al-Qundarji became too … of the maqam , wrote Na‘im Twayna in his series on Iraqi musicians in Al-Anba’ newspaper (June 30, 1978). It is …
Hisqil Qassab
… YouTube channel with biographical information See also: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. …
Milo Hamamah
… Well-known singer of Iraqi music in Israel. Born in Iraqi, immigrated to Israel in 1950. Learned Iraqi music in Israel, motivated by ethnic pride. Occasionally attempted to sing the Iraqi maqam. See: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited …
Avraham Da‘ud (Avraham David Ha-Cohen)
… I don't know how, but I found myself with them.” See: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. …
Yitzhak Aviezer
… Former Music Director and Producer for Voice of Israel in Arabic, … (Jerusalem Orchestra East and West) Articles: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. …
Pete Sokolow
… roots in the Catskills span older and newer generations of Jewish musicians. Sokolow has played with many major figures in … Multiple languages. By Yiddish Book Center: Regenerating Jewish Culture. Pete Sokolow discussed and demonstrated the …
Abraham Salman
… the Middle East. Blind from the age of two, he studied music as a child in Baghdad’s school for blind Jewish children. The school was established in the 1920s and … to safeguard the legacy of this legendary Iraqi-Jewish musician. Selection of Abraham Salman's Recordings …
Yaqub Murad al-‘Amari (aka Yaqub Bar-Nay)
… occupations out of necessity. Wrote a manuscript on Iraqi music theory but was discouraged by lack of recognition for … at minute 54:47, both recorded by IBA in 1970. Articles: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov. …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… the article “ Liturgy: An Overlooked Space in the Moroccan Jewish Musical Map .” This extract is accompanied by the recordings … analyzed in detail in that article. Research of Moroccan Jewish religious music has been largely, if not exclusively, …
Curt Sachs
… Born in Berlin, Sachs studied piano, music theory and composition as a youth in that city. He … as an art historian, but promptly became more devoted to music, eventually being appointed director of the Staatliche Instrumentensammlung, a large collection of musical instruments. He reorganised and restored much of the …