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Music of Moroccan Jews
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Music of Moroccan Jews

Discover how traditional Moroccan women’s music is inspiring the current generation of musicians in this 2022 concert, hosted by the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Neta Elkayam, a world-renowned Israeli singer of North African music, accompanied by Amit Hai Cohen, meld music from the Moroccan Jewish repertoire with jazz melodies, as well as rock, pop, and other contemporary influences.

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For a more traditional taste of Moroccan Jewish Music, enjoy this presentation on Moroccan Rosh Hashanah liturgy and melodies by Dr. Vanessa Paloma Elbaz. Elbaz, a Professor of Music at Cambridge University, is founder of KHOYA, the Jewish Morocco Sound Archive.

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