Oud

Jerusalem international Oud Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

This year’s rollout takes place November 21-30 at various spots around town, such as the Jerusalem Theatre, the Yellow Submarine, the National Library of Israel (NLI), and the Mazkeka music club.

 Guitarist Liat Cohen.
 GAZA ENVELOPE resident singer-songwriter Micha Biton brings his life story to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem venue unveils ethnic music program for Oud Days

 SHEM-TOV LEVI brings the curtain down on the four-day Oud Days Festival event.

Veteran pop-folk artist Shem-Tov Levi takes on 18th-century Italian poet

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with US President Joe Biden in the White House.

14 Days: US Summit


Taiseer Elias honors Egyptian great at Jerusalem Oud Festival

Veteran instrumentalist Taiseer Elias pays tribute to the Egyptian diva Oud Kulthoum at the Jerusalem International Oud Festival.

 OUD-PLAYER-VIOLINIST Taiseer Elias will be one of the highlights of this year’s Oud Festival.

Jerusalem International Oud Festival is back and is more than just oud

The 23rd edition of the Jerusalem International Oud Festival casts its stylistic net far and wide

 RENOWNED TURKISH oud and fretless guitar player Yurdal Tokcan makes a welcome return to Jerusalem.

Oud player, vocalist Uriah Haroush showcases debut album at Yellow Submarine

He grew up in a religious Moroccan home in Dimona, before eventually settling with his wife and two small children in Moshav Bet Zayit in the nether regions of the Jerusalem Forest.

 OUD PLAYER and vocalist Uriah Haroush.

The Jerusalem Oud Festival 2021: A multi-cultural celebration

The Oud Festival again proved itself a true expression of multi-cultural living.

 Sofie Sedaka (left) and Hadar Maoz (right) expressing the Hebrew Woman

Taking on the Golem at the Jerusalem Int’l Oud Festival

The idea of the golem came up in the corona year. It comes from the idea of the cruel behavior in the world, and how we have become golems.

HAVIVA PEDAYA – a musical, moral and intellectual odyssey.

Iranian Pop and Rock Show at Oud Festival was nostalgic

Follow Maureen Nehedar's journey through the Oud Festival as she traces her family's history to today.

 VOCALIST MAUREEN NEHEDAR takes a contemporary look at the sounds of her early childhood in Iran.

Jerusalem Oud Festival returns after COVID-19 hiatus

The festival kicks off with a bang, with veteran iconic pop-rock pianist, singer and songwriter Yoni Rechter fronting a gala performance at the Jerusalem Theater.

 YONI RECHTER

Amid COVID-19, Oud Festival of Jerusalem goes digital

Only local artists were asked to perform, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Prelude for Peace Ensemble

Bringing Ladino music back to life

Hadas Pal-Yarden performs songs in Ladino time at the Oud Festival

Hadas Pal-Yarden

21st Jerusalem International Oud Festival - 21 years ago today

Twenty years after it took its first tentative steps into the world of cultural enterprise, the festival has come of age, and is clearly rising to the occasion this time round.

VETERAN OUD player and violinist Prof. Taiseer Elias fronts a tribute to the great divas of Egyptian music

Heritage takes center stage at 'A Stage for Arab-Hebrew Culture'

Ana Min el-Yahud (I Am from the Jews) at the Jaffa Theater blends Iraqi heritage with Israeli life

A scene from ‘I am From the Jews.’ August 2020.