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Oud across the world, and back: The 27th annual Jerusalem International Oud Festival kicks off

Back in 2000, the Jerusalem International Oud Festival was a modest two-day affair when home venue CEO and artistic director Effie Benaya managed to coax an oud player from Morocco over here.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
Veteran mizrachi-pop-rock band Teapacks brings the curtain down on the Oud Festival.
DUDU TASSA (left) and Jonny Greenwood will perform material from their acclaimed collaborative project ‘Jarak Qaribak.’

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

The festival will take place from November 5-12, bringing together musicians from Israel and abroad for 16 performances at the Jerusalem Theatre, Khan Theater, and Confederation House.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
RADIOHEAD SINGER Thom Yorke.

Radiohead split over Israel as Thom Yorke rejects concert, Greenwood defends ties

Thom Yorke said he wouldn’t go “within 5,000 miles of the Netanyahu regime,” while Jonny Greenwood defended his collaborations with Israeli artists and rejected cultural boycotts.

|ByDAVID BRINN
SHYE BEN TZUR: The idea of using a creative project as an excuse to create a world that is a bubble, which allows a creative process – that for me is one of the most fortunate and happiest moments in life.

Musical journey from the Rajasthan Express: Rising Israeli star Shye Ben Tzur merges East and West

For those following hip hop, or Israeli music, rapper Tyler the Creator’s sampling of Shye Ben Tzur’s song “Roked” was a notable creative intersection.

|ByINBAL AHARONI

DJ Shadow steps into the Israeli limelight

Key experimental hip hop figure coming to TA.

JULY 4, 2010ByJONATHAN ADLER
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