DROM-APAP Showcase
The ASEFA traditional ensemble is performing as part of APAP 2018 at DROM, a premiere world music venue in the East Village. The ensemble includes Samuel... Read More
11
January
2018
Hanukkah Concert Celebration – Sephardic Temple Cedarhurst
Spanish and Ladino poetry combine with North African rhythms and jazz to create the distinct sound of Asefa. Led by ethnomusicologist Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Asefa features... Read More
19
December
2017
Yasmin Levy – World Music Institute Q&A
Pre-performance Q&A at 7:30 PM with the artist moderated by ethnomusicologist Samuel R. Thomas, Ph.D Yasmin Levy is an exceptional Israeli singer who sings in... Read More
04
November
2017
UPenn Visiting Scholar
Sephardi-Mizrahi Journeys in Middle Eastern Jewish Music and Culture The University of Pennsylvania hosts guest speaker and performer Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, professor of Ethnomusicology... Read More
01
November
2017
Rutgers Film Fest – On the Tigris River
An interfaith journey reconnects exiled Iraqi Jewish, Muslim, and Christian musicians with their lost heritage and identity. WINNER: Best documentary, Baghdad International Film Festival, 2015... Read More
05
November
2017
JCC Manhattan – An Evening of Jewish and Muslim Shared Musical Traditions
Join us for an evening exploring the shared traditions of Jewish and Muslim music with members of the New York Andalus Ensemble, led by multi-instrumentalist... Read More
10
November
2017
CityWinery NYC – Traveling in Pairs
Samuel Torjman Thomas and Alon Nechustan Jazz stylings, Jewish melodies, Mideast grooves. Saxophone and piano duo, with additional instruments — oud, bendir, na’i, melodica, vocals... Read More
20
August
2017
Sephardic Kabbalat Shabbat
Temple Israel of Boston Ethnomusicologist and professional musician/singer Dr. Samuel Thomas will lead Kabbalat Shabbat favorites to Sephardic melodies. After services, there will be an... Read More
03
March
2017
Sephardic Sounds and Spices: Asefa in Concert
ONCE Ballroom 156 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143 Spanish and Ladino poetry combine with North African rhythms and jazz to create the distinct sound of... Read More
04
March
2017