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Klezmer music, 2nd part

Listen to this second playlist around klezmer music …

The musical traditions of the Ethiopian Jews

Discover the history and music of the Ethiopian Jews …

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Since its creation, the EIJM saved from oblivion tens of thousands of musical documents. To continue its goals,the EIJM needs your support. …

Yiddish Glik

A special broadcast dedicated to the launching of the songbook "Mir Zingen". …

Adler, Israel (1925-2009)

Israel Adler died on August 17, 2009 after a prolonged illness. At this early stage, while we stand for his shloshim (end of the first month of mourning), a full …

exilio

La Roza Enflorese plays with the Quatuor Alfama to perform a Judeo-Spanish repertoire with polyphonics from the Spanish Renaissance and original compositions by Philippe Malfeyt on Pablo Neruda’s poems. …

Arom, Simha (1930)

Simha Arom is a world known musician and ethnomusicologist, specialized in traditional music, especially from Central Africa. He also collected music by Jews from Ethiopia, when they arrived in Israel …

Simha, l’africain: film screening, meeting and concert

On June 15, 2016 at 7pm, the Institut Européen des Musiques Juives, the FSJU's Direction de l'Action culturelle and the Musée Dapper are hosting a festive evening dedicated to ethnomusicologist Simha Arom, as part of the 2016 Festival of Jewish Cultures …

The musical collection of the synagogue of Metz

Between June and September 2015, nearly 500 musical scores and other documents from the Jewish community of Metz have been digitized by the EIJM, which thus preserves an important part of the French Ashkenazi musical heritage …

Kirch, Albert (1918-2016)

Deceased on April 18, 2016 at the age of 98 years old, Albert Kirch was for more than 30 years the cantor of the Jewish community of Metz. This article …