Every year, the “Juillet Musical” marks the end of the C.U.M.’s performance season. This event has been showcasing sounds from around the globe for the past seven years.
After featuring Latin American rhythms, flamenco, and popular Greek songs in previous years, it is now the turn of Arab-Andalusian music to take the spotlight. Originating in the Maghreb after the fall of Granada in 1492, this secular, classical, or scholarly music is sung in Hebrew or Judeo-Spanish. It is an art form that has brought Jewish and Arab artists together despite historical conflicts and divisions.
Juillet Musical Program
Saturday, July 4, 2009, at 7 PM:
Mohamed Briouel and the Orchestra from Fez (Morocco)
Tradition of the ‘Ala
Mohamed Briouel, a violinist and conductor, is one of the major figures in this sophisticated and scholarly music.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 7 PM:
Albert Bouhadana (France)
Sephardic songs, Judeo-Arab and Moroccan Piyutim.
Born in El Jadida, Morocco, Albert Bouhadana developed his musical culture from attending synagogues, where his early vocal talents soon led him to participate in liturgical services.
Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 7 PM:
Fouad Didi and the Tarab Ensemble featuring guest Françoise Atlan.
Journey through the universe of Arab-Andalusian and Judeo-Arab music from Fez to Tlemcen
Specializing in the classical repertoire and respecting the ancestral tradition transmitted orally, the Tarab orchestra follows the contemporary reference of the great Sheikh El Arbi Ben Sari.
Françoise Atlan, of Jewish origin, is one of the most beautiful voices specialized in Mediterranean songs.
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