Kol Tof Trio was formed by three musicians. Three instruments, three native lands, three languages, all gathered in Jerusalem to play the music of Morocco…
Artist Profiles: Kol – Tof Duo
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Lior Elmaleh
Lior Elmaleh, who has been the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra’s resident soloist for a number of years, is one of the leading representatives of the new…
Artist Profiles: Lubna Salame
Lubna Salame was born in Haifa and now lives in Kfar Yassif. She is a resident singer with the Nazareth Orchestra. As a child, she…
Artist Profiles: Muhammad Abu Ajaj
Oud player and composer Muhammad Abu Ajaj was born in 1955 in Kseife. It was from his father’s radio, in the tent that he was…
Artist Profiles: Noa
Achinoam Nini, better known as Noa, was born in Israel in 1969 but grew up in New York. “When I was 17 years old I…
Artist Profiles: Dina El Wedidi
Vocalist, daf player and experimentalist Dina El Wedidi was born on October 1, 1987 in Giza, Egypt. She performed traditional Egyptian folk music with the…
Artist Profiles: Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza was one of Israel’s best known female singers. Born on November 19, 1957 in the Hatikva neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a…
Artist Profiles: Ori Kaplan
Ori Kaplan studied Klezmer clarinet in Jaffa at age 11, yet was exposed to the Arabic culture around him. Each week he would sneak into…
Laid Back Blues and Latin
StringShot – Blues and Latin (Chops Not Chaps Records, 2018) Stringshot brings together three virtuoso musicians from various musical genres: slide guitarist and vocalist Roy…
Artist Profiles: Aynur
Aynur Doğan, better known as Aynur, was born in 1975 in Çemisgezek, in the province of Tunceli. She attended ASM Music School in Istanbul, where…