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Exploring different areas of Moroccan and Algerian Jewish musical life, including liturgical, para-liturgical, and secular performance in a hybrid lecture–demonstration. Oct. 24, 2021, 2:00pm (PST),... Read More

Explore the inner-workings of Mizraḥi (Eastern) Jewish musical culture. On ZOOM!

“Musical Intersections in Muslim and Jewish Cultures” on ZOOM, is a performance-lecture exploring the role of music in Judeo-Muslim approaches to ritual practice, philosophy, theology,... Read More

KLEZMERICA: Jewish Invention and Repackaging of the Instrumental Jam. A live trio performance and discussion on ZOOM, exploring the antecedents and developments of Klezmer-tinged music... Read More

Trio performance: Samuel Torjman Thomas, oud/vocals/sax/nay; Salah Rhani, violin; Dror Sinai, percussion ASEFA (meaning “gathering”) is led by ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Samuel Torjman Thomas, Ph.D. Blending vocals, oud,... Read More

Musical Shabbaton at Society Hill Synagogue, with programming on piyyutim and Sephardic history and thought. Musical post-Shabbat performance co-sponsored by Society Hill Synagogue and Beth... Read More

The New York Andalus Ensemble, in conjunction with the Foundation of Iberian Music and La Nacional, presents ‘Ushaq (“Love Efflorescent”) An evening of music and... Read More

ASEFA Music@One Concert Series Coordinated by Dr. Ana Maria Rosado