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SUMMARY:Evening to Commemorate the Departure and Exodus of Jews from Arab Countries and Iran
DESCRIPTION:In-person or online. Book here \nPlease join Harif and JW3 for this year’s Annual Comnmemoration on Thursday 19 November at 7:00 pm\, the highlight of the Harif calendar: Our theme this year will be Jews of Egypt: 70 years since Suez. \nIn the presence of community leaders and diplomats\, we will feature testimonies of Jews who resettled in Britain following the expulsion. Guy Schalom and his band will transport us back to the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the 1950s. Avivit  will perform songs popular throughout the Middle East. \nDrummer\, percussionist and record producer Guy Schalom was described by ROOTS magazine as “one of the most versatile and interesting percussionists working in the UK today.”  Born to an Egyptian Jewish family\, his unique drumming style can be heard on more than 400 commercial recordings including numerous movies\, TV shows and computer games for BBC\, Netflix\, Disney\, Amazon\, SEGA and even British Airways. \n\n\nAccompanying him tonight is his Egyptian band: The Baladi Blues Ensemble.  Founded in 2007\, the Baladi Blues Ensemble recreates the sophisticated\, urban sounds of 1950’s Cairo.  Their music was heavily featured in the popular BBC documentary Bellydancing and the Blues – which Guy himself presented. \nThe band is joined this evening by Guy’s long-time collaborator\, the gifted singer: Avivit Caspi.  Avivit is also of Mizrahi heritage and has sung in settings as diverse as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Glastonbury (UK).  She even made live TV history when singing the national anthem live at Wembley Football Stadium when England played Israel. \n \nA reception with music will follow. \n£10 in the building or online\, booking link here.. \nVisitors to JW3 are invited to browse the spectacular Harif exhibition at the entrance. It celebrates Sephardi culture in London and explains the Henna ceremony widely practised by Jews from Arab countries to bestow blessings of happiness and fertility on a forthcoming marriage.
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