Jewish Maghrib Jukebox

Rare music, travel, and other thoughts on the Jewish Maghrib.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Launching Gharamophone.com and retiring Jewish Maghrib Jukebox

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After many years, I am quietly retiring my blog "Jewish Maghrib Jukebox" (and formerly "Jewish Morocco"). But not to fe...
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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Chanting Kol Nidre in Tunis: The Sounds of Yom Kippur from a Half Century Ago

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On the subject of the Yom Kippur chant “ Kol Nidre ,” a Tunisian record sleeve from the 1960s reads, “Every Jew must listen to it with ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Tickling the Ivory in Tunisia: Messaoud Habib and the 1928 Columbia Records Sessions

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(L-R, Messaoud Habib, Dalila Taliyana, Acher Mizrahi, Paris c. 1930) For much of the first half of the twentieth century, the name M...
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Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Album Artwork of North African Passover LPs

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Pulled a few Maghribi Passover albums from my collection in advance of the Passover holiday. More music coming this spring. Chag Sameach! ...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Forget Your Worries: A 1930 Recording of El Moutribia, Algeria's premier Andalusian orchestra

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(R) Kespi in Berlin. 1929. Ok, friends. For the last night of Hanukkah, we’re going to listen to something truly special. This rec...
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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Between Yesterday and Today: Petit Armand and the performance of North African music in Israel

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  When I first began to get drawn into the world of North African Jewish musicians, I often wondered (sometimes aloud) about the f...
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Friday, December 11, 2015

From Secular to Sacred: Rabbi David Buzaglo, Samy Elmaghribi, & Paul Bowles' 1959 Field Recordings

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The blurring of secular and sacred lines that was North African music in the twentieth century is an absolute delight. Melodies...
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