An Israeli musician played together with African Muslim musicians at a top world music festival. “When I play with traditional musicians, my job is to provide them with the support and work around their voice. These guys were amazing. It’s only in places like this that we can meet,” said Idan Raichel, who played with musicians from Mali and Algeria last weekend at the World of Music, Art and Dance festival in Singapore.
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