Beyond the Pale | Jewish Culture and Politics

Theme
Jazz
Klezmer
Pop, Rock, & Folk
Sephardic & Mizrahi

Divahn

Sephardic and Mizrahi music from an all-women ensemble.

Morena

The Gerard Edery Ensemble

Traditional songs from Spain's Golden Age sung in Spanish, Ladino, Hebrew, Arabic, and other languages.

Origins

The Natural Gathering

This group, formed in 1977, was at the time a bold experiment in diversity that brought together artists coming out of Sephardic, African, Indian and Middle Eastern traditions.

Out of the Reeds

Pharoah's Daughter

Middle Eastern-influenced music composed by Basya Schechter and played on tabla, oud, clay drums, harmonium along with guitar, cello, clarinet and more.

Queen's Dominion

Basya Schechter

Employing such instruments as oud, santur, percussion, and violin, Basya Schecter taps into the music of the Arab world, the former Soviet Union, India, China, and beyond for her first solo CD.

Smadar

Smadar Levi

Gorgeous vocals, with a mix of traditional and original tunes.