ASEFA

ASEFA relishes in a rich intercultural mix of Hebraic and Islamic music

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Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Ladino

ASEFA travels a Mediterranean superhighway of song, from the Maghreb (Morocco, Andalus, and Algeria) to the Levant (Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey) and Iraq

 

Samuel Torjman Thomas, Ph.D, oud/vocals/nay; Laura Lassy Townsend, vocals; Eylem Basaldi, violin; John Murchison, bass; Daniel Kurfirst, percussion. 

Videos

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  1. Alta Alta es La Luna 6:36
  2. Ana Qad Kana Li 8:20
  3. Lecha Dodi 1:09
  4. Marrakesh Rumble 0:58
  5. Zohara 6:11
  6. Du Kiyum 0:20

Testimonials

  • Asefa should by all means be your go-to ensemble for Jewish-Arab fusion — once you’ve experienced them you will be completely drawn in by the seamless and felicitous marriage they effect

    Dr. Marc Michael Epstein

  • ASEFA gave an electrifying performance for an evening of Sephardic music that left my congregants longing for more.

    Cantor Mike Weis