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The Music of Israel / Moshe Morad
Modern Israel is a fascinating melting pot for 80 different ethnic origins, an intriguing mixture of old and new, traditional and
innovative.
In this workshop Israeli radio and TV broadcaster Moshe Morad, a known international "World Music" expert, will present
the different sources that make and constantly influence the music of modern Israel -
Jewish music from Eastern Europe (including Kleizmer music) to Spain (Ladino Judeo-Spanish music), the Middle East ,
and North Africa, the influences of the various waves of various immigrations to Israel, including from Yemen and more
recently Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union.
He will present among other styles the unique phenomenon of "Oriental Music" also known as "Central Bus Station Music"
developed in Israel among the Sepahrdi Jews and now incorporated into the mainstream.
Traditional and religious music, as well as modern Israeli pop, Hip Hop and world music. From the synagogue prayer music
to the Eurovision, this is a fascinating trip to a modern musical tradition which evolved from ancient traditional sources and
keep rediscovering its roots and incorporating them in its modern hits.

Israeli Music and its Eastern European Sources and Influences / Moshe Morad
Modern Israel is a fascinating melting pot for 80 different ethnic origins, an intriguing mixture of old and new, traditional and
innovative.
In this workshop Israeli radio and TV broadcaster Moshe Morad, a known international "World Music" expert, will introduce
Eastern European Jewish music, including synagogue music, Kleizmer and Gypsy influences, and will demonstrate how it
influenced and shaped "Israeli folk music" in the country's early years. From Russian folk songs which became "Israeli folk
music" to the Romanian dance "Hora", which was appropriated as Israel's national folk dance. The Kibbutz culture, its
ideological and cultural connection to Eastern Europe, Israeli folk dances, songs and the "sing along" culture.

Ladino - The Judeo-Spanish Heritage / Moshe Morad
Morocco, Algiers, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Iraq, Egypt, Israel - these are some of the countries where the beautiful Ladino
music evolved and developed throughout the years, starting in medieval Spain and following the expulsion of Jews from
Spain in 1492 developed in North Africa, The Middle East and the Balkan. Ladino the language derives from the Spanish
spoken in the middle ages and therefore is the closest language to ancient Spanish, however it is a dying language and
culture as most of the people who still speak it are very old Sephardic Jews who mostly live in Israel. Fortunately some
young singers in Israel and around the world preserve this beautiful culture One of them is well known Ladino singer Yasmin
Levy, previously managed by Morad, whose father, Isaac Levy, was the compiler and preserver of the Ladino songs, a
musicologist who collected, transcribed and published hundreds of songs that were orally passed on from one generation to
the other. The music is romantic and beautiful, traditionally sung by women, and dealing with issues of love and passion as
well as religion and tradition.
Ladino music was born in a time when Jews and Moslems lived together in peace in Southern Spain. It is one of the
sources of Flamenco music, which was influenced by the Jewish chants and the Moslem prayers of the time, by the Jewish
synagogue cantor, the Hazzan, and the Moslem Muezzin calling for prayers, combined with the music of the Gypsies.
Moshe will tell the fascinating history and will demonstrate the songs, the romantic melodies, the beautiful (and sometimes
mischievous) lyrics.

Israel's "Central Bus Station Music" / Moshe Morad
"Muzika Mizrahit" (Oriental music) was considered the musical style of the "underdog", the Sephardic Jews for many years,
rejected by the mainstream and media, but now it has entered (and some say conquered) Israeli music mainstream. It is a
unique hybrid style created by Israeli immigrants from Arab countries which combines Turkish, Greek, Arabic, North
African, Yemenite and western pop elements Some say it is spontaneous and indigenous, a true "grassroots" musical
revolution, as opposed to the more consciously created Israeli "folk" style influenced by eastern European music. They
claim this is the "true and organic Israeli pop music". This "clash of the musics" symbolized for years the clash between
Ashkenazi (European) and Sephardi (North African, Middle Eastern and Balkan) Jews in Israel. Nowadays with the
evolvement of a new generation of Israelis, many of which are of mixed ethnic origins, and more exposed to the musical
heritage of the region, Muzika Mizrahit has become an organic part of Israeli mainstream music and is very popular among
Jews from many origins, including the new wave of immigration from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Furthermore,
some of its artists gained international recognition such as the late Ofra Haza, who started in a poor Yemenite
neighborhood and became the world's first "World Music" star, and artists like Zehava Ben and Sarit Hadad who are popular
among Jews from North African origin in France. Musically it is divided to two main genres: "depression songs" - very
melancholic ballads, and "Hafla songs" - up-tempo party music, always accompanied by dancing and clapping. In this
workshop Israeli radio and TV broadcaster Moshe Morad, a known international "World Music" expert, and a key player in
the incorporation of Muzika Mizrahit into the mainstream in Israel will present the music, its sources and influences, its
"classic" hits, its "big names" and fascinating stories, and will reveal why it is also called "Central Bus Station Music".
The Israeli Music Industry and Media / Moshe Morad
Moshe Morad has been for years a key player in the Israeli music industry and media. For three years he headed Israel's
leading record company, NMC (previously CBS) He is a well known broadcaster and presenter of many popular music
shows on radio and TV - since his services as a soldier at the popular army radio station (Galei-Tzahal) to the national radio
station where he is broadcasting today. For six years he has been presenting Israel's top music chart show on TV. He is
also a music researcher and contributor to local and international magazines and media, including BBC radio in the UK.
In this workshop Morad gives us a rare insight at Israel's music industry and music media, a "western"- influenced enclave
in a region with a treasure of music but which still has a long way to go to implement western music industry standards.
This is the story of Israel's young and thriving music industry - its history, the main players, the "big names", the leading
and emerging artists and styles, the international successes, the piracy, the intellectual property debates, and some
fascinating "backstage" stories.