Oriental
29/01/2026
MAURICE ELFASSI COLLECTION
On June 25, 2020, Rachel Elfassi donated her late husband's entire archive to the European Institute of Jewish Music. This impressive collection of Eastern music, consisting of 1,143 audio documents (78 rpm records, vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, etc.), videos, photos, and various archives, required nearly four years of inventorying, digitizing, and cataloging work to make it accessible online in the EIJM's collection catalogue …
03/04/2024
MAURICE EL MÉDIONI COLLECTION
In 2010, Maurice El Médioni donated several audio documents, concert videos, programmes, press articles and other archives retracing his career to the EIJM …
03/04/2024
El Médioni, Maurice (1928-2024)
Pianist, composer, arranger and performer Maurice El Médioni, born in 1928 in Oran (Algeria), was one of the leading figures in Arabo-Andalusian music, rai and Franco-Arabic chanson …
09/01/2023
Recording History
A new history of twentieth-century North Africa, that gives voice to the musicians who defined an era and the vibrant recording industry that carried their popular sounds from the colonial period through decolonization …
09/01/2023
GHARAMOPHONE
This website, dedicated to the preservation of North African sound archives, presents several dozen 78 rpm records that can be listened to online …
07/01/2023
Raoul Journo
Discover a selection of Raoul Journo's greatest musical hits, such as Taâlilat laâroussa or Tlammet Lahbab …
20/07/2022
Journo, Raoul (1911-2001)
By Hervé Roten Born in Tunis in 1911 and deceased in Paris in 2001, Raoul Journo was a singer-songwriter who wrote more than 90 songs in the purest style of …
21/06/2022
THE SUMMER PLAYLIST OF ORIENTAL MUSIC…
To accompany you throughout the summer, here is a selection of the most catchy hits of oriental music. …
24/03/2022
Emile Zrihan
This playlist offers you some of the greatest hits performed by Emile Zrihan …
28/02/2022
El Kahlaoui Tounsi
Discover five El Kahlaoui Tounsi's greatest musical hits, such as Ighirou Meni or Ya Hafala …