Arab Orchestra of Nazareth

The Arab Orchestra of Nazareth is an Israeli orchestra that plays Arab and Mediterranean music. It was founded in 1991 by conductor and musicologist Suhil Radwan.

The Nazareth Orchestra performs in Israel and abroad. It has performed in world music festivals as well as Jazz festivals in New York's Central Park, in many European capitals[1] and in the Pas Festival in Morocco. The orchestra's soloists took part in The Samarkand International Oriental Music Competition, winning third prize; in the Earth Festival in Kenya and have also performed in the successful Israeli film The Orchestra Visit. The orchestra has been part of the Israel Festival, the Carmiel Dance Festival, Jaffa Festival, Oud Festival of Tel Aviv and the Culture Of Peace Festival.

The orchestra's manager and international agent is Eli Grunfeld. Its conductor is Dr. Nizar Raduwan. He has released a personal album entitled Haifa (Magda). Among the orchestra's singers are Lubna Salama, Hiba Battihish, Alias Attalla and Maamun Zayud. The orchestra has also performed in special concerts alongside Zehava Ben, David D'or, Dikla, Yasmin Levi and Galit Giat. The orchestra has collaborated in the past with the singer Sapho (France), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Turkey), Thom Yorke of Radiohead (UK), Radiodervish (Lebanon/Italy), London Sinfonietta (UK), Hind Laroussi (Netherlands) and even the Israeli Oriental Metal band Orphaned Land, as well as Finnish Melodic Death/Progressive Folk Metal band Amorphis (credited as "The Orphaned Land Oriental Orchestra).[2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "Orient-Express: The Arab Orchestra of Nazareth". DiePresse.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Concert for Freedom in De Flint". DeStadAmersfoort.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke BDU Uitgevers. 2009-12-10. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2009-12-17. Het thema vrijheid is Hind op het lijf geschreven. Als dochter van een Marokkaanse vader en Nederlandse moeder is ze erg begaan met de wereld om haar heen en laat dat niet alleen bij woorden. Ze zette haar bekendheid in voor bijvoorbeeld Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland en ze heeft opgetreden met het Arab Orchestra of Nazareth om aandacht te vragen voor de problemen in de bezette gebieden.
  3. ^ Amorphis (2018). Queen of Time (booklet). Amorphis.
  4. ^ Guy, Angry Metal (2010-02-09). "Interview with Kobi Farhi of Orphaned Land". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. ^ http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=161102&bolum=114[permanent dead link‍]