{"id":35239,"date":"2016-10-09T03:50:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=35239"},"modified":"2016-11-07T06:28:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T13:28:59","slug":"jerusalem-international-oud-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=35239","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem International Oud Festival 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jerusalem International Oud Festival will take place from November 17 – 26, 2016. Now in its 17th<\/sup> edition, the festival is under the artistic direction of Effie Benaya, General and Artistic Director of the Confederation House. The festival celebrates a meeting of cultures, the presence and influence of Arabic music in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures. Performances will take place in several Jerusalem venues: The Jerusalem theatre, Beit Shmuel, the Yellow Submarine, Beit Mazie, and the Confederation House.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Zamir\/Photo: Ido Izak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The festival will open with Psalms, an evening of compositions by an impressive cohort of Israeli musicians \u2013 Daniel Zamir<\/strong>, Shem Tov Levi<\/strong>, Shlomi Shaban<\/strong>, and Shlomo Gronich<\/strong> \u2013 all inspired by the Book of Psalms. The evening will feature solo and group performances with: Daniel Zamir, saxophone, vocals, arrangement and musical production; Shlomo Gronich, piano, vocals; Shlomi Shaban, piano, vocals; Shem Tov Levi, flute, vocals, piano; Amos Hoffman, oud; Noam David, drums; Gilad Abro, bass; Nitzan Bar, guitar; Tomer Bar, keyboard; Ronny Iwryn, percussion.<\/p>\n

Thursday, November 17th<\/sup> at 21:00, Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theatre.<\/p>\n

The full festival program:<\/p>\n

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Maureen Nehedar\/Photo: Ilan Besor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vocalist, composer, and paytanit Maureen Nehedar<\/strong> will launch her new album: \u201cWheat Flower.\u201d The album features new arrangements of Persian folk classics. Performers: Maureen Nehedar – musical direction, vocals, Persian setar; Orit Goral – musical production, piano; Gad Tidhar – oud, tar and kamancha; Yogev Levy – Persian nai; Yuval Gerstein – guitars; Alon Azizi -, bass; Oren Gilad- drums.\u00a0Saturday, November 19th<\/sup> at 21:00, Beit Shmuel<\/p>\n

Oud player and violinist Nassim Dakwar<\/strong>, one of the founders of the Bustan Avraham ensemble and \u00a0an original and inspired interpreter of Arab classical music, presents original works that reveal a new and intriguing side of his artistic activity. Performers: Nassim Dakwar – oud, violin; Zohar Fresco – percussion; Eyal Sela – clarinet; Hagai Shaham \u2013 bass.\u00a0Sunday, November 20th<\/sup> at 19:30, Beit Mazia<\/p>\n

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Kamila\/Photo: MUPERPHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Azerbaijan-born Israeli musical artist Kamila Teregulov<\/strong> presents the fascinating story of her life in her album, \u201cMamaland,\u201d recorded in Azerbaijan with the Mansurov brothers and Kamran Karimov, noted Azeri virtuosos specializing in the traditional instruments: tar, kamancha and nagara, who will perform at the festival. Performers: Kamila, writing, composition, musical arrangement and vocals; Elshan Mansurov – kamancha; Malik Mansurov – tar; \u00a0Kamran Karimov – nagara; Jonathan Alter – drums; Danny Schneiderman – bass guitar; Zemfira Kolayev \u2013 piano.\u00a0Sunday, November 20th<\/sup> at 22:00, the Yellow Submarine
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