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Sephardic Spotlight
Iraq N' Roll
Monday, March 19, 8:30 PM at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Director(s): Gili Gaon
Country: Israel
Year: 2011
Length: 52 MINUTES
Format:
Language: Hebrew and Arabic w/subtitles
Special Guest(s) Information: Prof. Moshe Naor (York University, Toronto). Moderated by Prof. Naomi Sokoloff (UW Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization)
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Sephardic Spotlight Presenting Sponsors: LELA AND HARLEY FRANCO IN HONOR OF THEIR PARENTS, BOB AND LUCY FRANCO & ABRAHAM AND SARINA SABIN
Description
The al-Kuwaiti brothers, considered the creators of modern Iraqi music, once personified Baghdad's musical culture of the 1930s and '40s. But after moving to Israel in the 1950s, their "Oriental" music was marginalized. Now, one of their grandsons, popular Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa, embarks on a moving quest to restore his suppressed musical and cultural heritage.View Trailer
PRINT SOURCE: 3DD Entertainment
WEBSITE: http://www.3ddgroup.com
PHONE: +44 20-7380-8100
CONTACT:
Henry Fleet, Henry.Fleet@3DDgroup.comFILMS: JAZZ BARONESS, Iraq N' Roll, Like a Bride | Novia Que Te Vea
Sponsors
Community Partners: Congregation Ezra Bessaroth and University of Washington Stroum Jewish Studies Program
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