musicians

Flory Jagoda is Sephardic Music’s 91-Year-Old Accordion-Playing Superstar

Legend has it that when the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, they brought their house keys in the hope they would someday return. They also held onto their culture. And perhaps no one alive is guarding and communicating that culture like Flory Jagoda, the acclaimed 91-year-old folk musician who has been called “the […]

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This Muslim-Jewish Rapper Drinks Manischewitz and Raps About His Bris

Arian Asllani may have grown up Muslim, but he has some darkly vivid memories of his bris. As he raps, he’s… Been wilding since the Rabbi snipped it Then they laughed and ate brisket Asllani – aka gourmet-chef-turned-rap-sensation Action Bronson – grew up in Queens, New York, the son of an Albanian Muslim father and […]

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This Jewish-Raised Hindu Musician Sings About Islam

The Australian-born singer-songwriter Ben Lee has been on a lifelong spiritual quest. He was raised Jewish, studied Taoism, and was married in a Hindu ceremony. Now he’s released an album called Ben Lee Sings About Islam For The Whole Family. The songs are sunny and uplifting, with lyrics drawing from Islamic folk tales, Sufi poetry […]

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