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Jewish Role in Iraqi Music

| 14/02/2017 | 0 Comments
Jewish Role in Iraqi Music

by Yeheskel Kojaman The Iraqi Jewish community settled in Iraq long before the Arabs occupied the country. Jews mastered the Arabic language quickly, and participated in all fields of life. […]

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Iraq and Roll: The Jewish Sounds of Bollywood

| 21/09/2013 | 0 Comments
Iraq and Roll: The Jewish Sounds of Bollywood

 In the 1930s, Mumbai actually supported a Hebrew record label. By naresh fernandes [A version of this piece first appeared in Time Out Mumbai.] The dulcet ring of the oud […]

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