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26/04/2017
Franck, Jules (1858-1941)
Jules Franck was born in the French town of Nancy in 1858. A few years later, his family settled in Paris (1). In January 1873, Jules Franck sang with his …
26/04/2017
Discovering Jewish music: a conference by Hervé Roten
On May 3, 2017 at 7 pm in the synagogue of Bordeaux, Hervé Roten will hold a conference on Jewish music, illustrated with many audio and video examples, letting us roam through 3700 years of Jewish music …
25/04/2017
The Lost Paradise
In February 2016 was published this book that draws ethnographic and archival work to consider the entanglement of materiality, personhood, and temporality in the urban, Arabic-language musical and poetic practice known as Andalusi music …
06/04/2017
Marc-Alain Ouaknin invites Hervé Roten on his radio show « Talmudiques » broadcasted on France Culture
Radio Program on April 9 and 16, 2017, from 9h10 am to 9h42 am. The blooming encounters of Jewish traditional songs with French variety gave birth to a very rich musical expression …
03/04/2017
Andalusian Music : Tunisia
Two radio shows hosted by Sabine Amsellem, broadcasted on radio TAF on April 28 and May 19, 2016. Sabine Amsellem explores Tunisia.
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27/03/2017
Lecture by Hervé Roten and David Winter – “Yiddish music in Parisian cabarets after WWII”.
April 22, 2017 at 6:45 p.m.: a two-part lecture illustrated by numerous audio examples, taken from the 6-CD box set published by Editions de l'IEMJ …
27/03/2017
2012 Passover Concert in Copernic’s synagogue
Watch excerpts of the Passover concert which took place in 2012 in ULIF-Copernic’s synagogue (Paris). With the Ensemble Choral Copernic conducted by par Itaï Daniel, Isabelle Durin (violin), Martine Bailly …
27/03/2017
Lecture by Hervé Roten – “Chansons françaises, chansons juives: une interférence créative” (French songs, Jewish songs: a creative interference)
April 21, 2017 at 5 p.m., lecture by Hervé ROTEN, illustrated by numerous audio examples, on creative interferences between French chanson and Jewish song …
23/03/2017
Hidden sides of Jewish music : Judeo-Arabic songs
Hosted by Hélène Engel, dedicated to the Judeo-Arabic songs, broadcasted on Radio SHALOM Montreal, 2013. …
23/03/2017
Hidden sides of Jewish music: the klezmer clarinet
Hosted by Hélène Engel, dedicated to klezmer music and the clarinet broadcasted on Radio SHALOM Montreal, 2013. …