
Our Creations Throughout the Years
Season 6
2014-15
׳The Middle Eastern Andalusian Orchestra Ashkelon׳
1. Season Concerts:
Operatic Voices
Three voices, three worlds. From European classics sung in Moroccan songs and language to operatic classical Algerian music and piyutim.
Participants: Daniella Lugassy, Enas Massalha, and Emil Zrihan.
Moroccan Nobility
A concert full of chaabi (folk music) and North African nostalgia
Participants: Raymonde Abecassis, Mike Karoutchi, Neta Elkayam, and Sami Karoutchi.
Africa
A special concert with an explosion of rhythm and joy. Rhythmic tribal, Saharan and Berber, Gnawa, Yemenite, Arabic, and French music.
Participants: Ravid Kahalani and Riff Cohen.
Boom Pam
Greek 20th-century classics with new arrangements in the orchestra’s unique language that brings together East and West, Maghreb and the Middle East.
Particpants: Trifonas, Ilana Eliya, Or Dalit, Zefi Shlomo (bouzouki).
2. Off-Season Notable Concerts:
Moroccan Alliance
An annual event of the Union of Morocco Emigrants in Israel. A tribute concert to Emil Zrihan to mark a career of over 50 years.
Participants: Benjamin Bouzaglo, Lior Elmaliach, Shimon Sibony, Elchay Lagrisi, and Emil Zrihan.
Collaborative Concert with Kobi Aflalo
A mix of hits and songs he picked up from his father.
Piyut Festival in Safra Sqaure
Participants: Riff Cohen, Lior Elmaliach, Knesiyat Hasechel, and more.
Collaborative Concert Tour
A collaborative concert tour featuring international artists such as Ishtar & Alabina (France) and the Gypsies (France-Spain).