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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

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Ayelet Uri Benita, left, Imad Dlal, center and Yuval Tobi, right will perform 'Everyone’s Favorite - A tribute to the songs of Tunisian diva Habiba Msika' as part of the Oud Festival on November 22, 2024. (Amikam Horesh)
November 13, 2024, 4:27 pm
Annual festival includes an oud ode to a Jewish Tunisian diva
Unusual mashups abound at the 25th Jerusalem Oud Festival, ranging from Hadag Nachash performing Psalms to a Grammy-winning Indian bamboo flute player
By Jessica Steinberg
Yisrael Neta (left), Elhanan Nir, Meron Isaacson, Bacol Serlui and Sivan Har-Shefi at the Metula Poetry Festival relocated to Jerusalem, August 28-30, 2024. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 29, 2024, 6:53 pm
At festival displaced by war, poets reflect on post-Oct. 7 work
A session of mostly religious wordsmiths examines difficulty of making sense of this year’s events
By Jessica Steinberg
Smoke plumes billow after rockets were fired from Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon towards Metula across the border in northern Israel on July 12, 2024 (Rabih Daher/AFP)
August 27, 2024, 5:35 pm
Poetry festival moves from evacuated northern border town Metula to Jerusalem
Along with most residents, event is forced to relocate southward; with poems of battle, loss and rebirth, co-director says war ‘opened a kind of black box’ of trauma for many poets
By Jessica Steinberg
The Piyyut Ensemble in an undated photo. (Screen grab via YouTube)
July 25, 2024, 10:46 am
Piyyut Ensemble performs elegies that aim to mourn and heal
Musical group plans Jerusalem performance ahead of solemn Tisha B’Av fast day, focusing on pain of those bereaved in ongoing war
By Jessica Steinberg
Musician Ofer Mizrahi will perform with his trio at Jerusalem's Confederation House on September 28, 2023. (Courtesy Ofer Mizrahi)
September 21, 2023, 10:15 pm
Ofer Mizrahi to perform his East meets West music in Jerusalem
With ‘whale guitar’ in hand, Israeli musician and his trio will take center stage at Confederation House
By Jessica Steinberg
Musician Shye Ben-Tzur debuts his newest album, 'Hallel,' at Jerusalem's Confederation House on July 13, 2023 (YouTube screen grab)
July 7, 2023, 2:04 am
India-inspired musician praises the divine with ‘Hallel’
Shye Ben-Tzur, who has collaborated with Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood, brings his new album to Jerusalem
By Jessica Steinberg
Pianist Larissa Eliyahu (left) and her husband, Tar player Piris Eliyahu, will perform together for the first time in their 41 years of marriage on April 20, 2023 at Jerusalem's Confederation House (Courtesy Peter Vit)
April 19, 2023, 8:37 pm
Tar player Piris Eliyahu melds East and West, with pianist wife
It’s a family affair at the Eliyahus’ concert at Confederation House, breaking new musical ground
By Jessica Steinberg
Artist Ayala Ingedashet will perform new songs at the annual Hullageb Festival, December 7-14, 2022. (Courtesy Refael Shahari)
December 4, 2022, 10:32 pm
Israeli-Ethiopian fest offers singer a familiar crowd for latest debut
Ayala Ingedashet joins Hullageb to show off her newest material
By Jessica Steinberg
At the annual Poetry Festival, held in Metulla, this year taking place September 8-10, 2022 (Courtesy Nir Shaanani)
August 24, 2022, 6:23 am
Poetry still matters, especially at Metulla’s annual festival
Quarter-century mark for Israeli poets’ event brings new sounds, voices and topics
By Jessica Steinberg
Singer Oshi Masala will perform December 28, 2021, at the 12th Hullageb Festival celebrating Ethiopian culture (Courtesy Oshi Masala)
December 22, 2021, 1:07 am
This musician sings ballads with electric guitars and masenqos
Oshi Masala’s music brings together every sound she’s ever heard, now at the Hullageb Festival, celebrating Ethiopian culture
By Jessica Steinberg
Nataly Oryon, a vocalist performing at the Oud Festival in Jerusalem, opening November 18, and appearing on the ToI Times Will Tell podcast (Courtesy Nataly Oryon)
November 12, 2021, 2:01 pm
Podcast: Grab a sneak listen to the sounds and performers of the Oud Festival
Musicians Wisam Gibran and Nataly Oryon each discuss their inspiration and musical directions, prior to the annual event at Jerusalem’s Confederation House
By ToI Staff
From the Metulla Poetry Festival, taking place this year over Shavuot, May 16-18, 2021 (Courtesy Nir Shaanani)
May 12, 2021, 4:22 pm
COVID rules eased, Metulla Poetry Festival to be held in person
Annual event for poets and scribes — including A.B. Yehoshua, Nurit Zarchi and Erez Bitton — will take place over Shavuot in the northern town
By Jessica Steinberg
Israelis listen from their balconies as saxophonist Yarden Klayman performs a concert from a rooftop on Basel Square, in Tel Aviv, March 23, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 2, 2021, 3:47 pm
Far from being curtains, pandemic ushered in new audiences for artists
Going digital was the obvious pivot for most performing arts events, and despite the challenges of putting on a show for a virtual audience, producers say they’re not looking back
By Jessica Steinberg
Vocalist Tamar Rada at a 2016 performance. The singer/songwriter will be performing at the 11th Hullageb Ethiopian-Israeli Festival, taking place December 24-30, 2020. (Courtesy, Tamar Rada)
December 22, 2020, 2:01 pm
Festival of Israeli-Ethiopian culture keeps the beat, even online
The annual Hullageb arts festival, hosted by Jerusalem’s Confederation House, includes vocalists from the ‘Ethiopian Banai’ family and a play that echoes the community’s protests
By Jessica Steinberg
Wissim Jabroun on the oud, part of this year's Oud Festival 2020 that will be held online, November 19-28, 2020 (Courtesy Wissim Jabroun)
October 22, 2020, 3:13 pm
Show goes on for annual Oud Festival, held online for free
November fest highlights local musicians singing in Hebrew, Arabic and Ladino
By Jessica Steinberg
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