Multiculturalism is alive and well in Israel, and we are the beneficiaries.
We arrived in time for the 18th International Oud Festival. For anyone unfamiliar, the oud looks like a pregnant guitar with a broken neck. It's an integral part of music from the Mediterranean basin. So is the kanon, which is a trapezoidal stringed instrument that sounds curiously like a harpsichord. We went to 3 performances representing the musical traditions of Greece, Turkey, Egypt, North Africa, and of course Israel.
My intention was to upload the videos I made at each of the concerts, but I've been defeated by technology. So for this week all that remains to say is ...
Shabbat shalom from Jerusalem,
Peggy and Sid
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