Farid al-Atrash

DJ Maor Anava.
Mixtape: Sounds from the ‘other’ Israel 1967-1978
Maor Anava is a 28-year-old DJ and record collector from Tel Aviv. He helped found the Fortuna record label, which specializes in reissuing rare, 60s and 70s Middle Eastern psychedelic music on vinyl. Anava sat down with Café Gibraltar to talk about the high demand for Middle Eastern music among record collectors, and how his…
By Cafe Gibraltar December 24, 2013
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Riches to rags to virtual riches: When Mizrahi artists said ‘no’ to Israel’s pioneer culture
Upon their arrival in Israel, Mizrahi Jews found themselves under a regime that demanded obedience, even in cultural matters. All were required to conform to an idealized pioneer figure who sang classical, militaristic ‘Hebrew’ songs. That is, before the ‘Kasetot’ era propelled Mizrahi artists into the spotlight, paving the way for today’s musical stars. Part two of…
By Haokets December 14, 2013
Left to right: My grandmother, Becky Mamron (who was called Rubio at the time), with Farid al Atrash and her sister, Leoni. Alexandria, sometime in the mid-late 1930s.
I Don’t Know Arabic, but I do. And yet don’t
Watching an Arabic movie every Friday throughout my childhood. Nearly 30 years would pass before I discover that my grandmother and Farid al-Atrash were friends. I have no idea, it goes under my radar. And yet they are there, the words. By Tamar Kaplansky (Translated from Hebrew by Orna Meir-Stacey) I don’t know Arabic. My…
By Haokets April 7, 2013
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