Minnesota Multifaith Network presents Voices of Sepharad at its 6th annual conference, The Time is Now! Celebrating Religious Pluralism in Minnesota. The ensemble performs a set of music displaying the diversity of Sephardic Jewish culture and a taste of Judeo-Spanish and Hebrew liturgical poetry and piyyutim.
The Minnesota JCC (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Mpls) presents Voices of Sepharad as featured performers in an evening celebrating the life and legacy of legendary Sephardic performer and composer Flory Jagoda (1923-2021). Enjoy film clips, live music, dance, and storytelling by vocalist David Jordan Harris, dancer Judith Brin Ingber, guitarist David Burk, and guest singers Cantor Rachel Spilker, Sarina Partridge, and Sarah Larsson. Learn more and register at minnesotajcc.org/events.
Shir Tikvah Congregation in Minneapolis presents a warm evening of music from the Jewish diaspora. Acclaimed guitarist Dan Nadel and vocalists David Jordan Harris and Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg offer songs of yearning, love, and comfort, as they invite the audience into a musical conversation spanning language, geography, and style. The concert is a benefit for the synagogue, but admission is sliding scale ($18-54).
Celebrate the release of the Bo’u Nashir Mixtape compilation album at the Minnesota JCC’s Capp Center in St. Paul! Featuring 20+ Minnesota Jewish artists plus interviews with Bo’u Nashir festival teachers and participants, the Mixtape is a preliminary tour through the thriving Twin Cities Jewish music scene that spans genres and generations. Performances by JEWBALAYA, Voices of Sepharad, and Nanilo! Bo'u Nashir Mixtape: Album Release Concert Tickets, Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite
Join Voices of Sepharad Artistic Director David Jordan Harris as he describes through story and song the customs, food, and melodies that are special to a Sephardic Chanukah celebration.
Vocalist David Jordan Harris (artistic director, Voices of Sepharad) shares his own journey into the Sephardic communities of the Mediterranean and teaches Judeo-Spanish songs he learned in Morocco, France, Bosnia, Turkey, Spain, and Israel. Featuring ‘ud player Yaron Klein.
¡Viva Sepharad! with David Harris Tickets, Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
Voices of Sepharad performs a mix of Sephardic songs from Morocco, Bosnia and Turkey at an event benefiting the Cultural Fluency Initiative, a new Twin Cities-based nonprofit promoting cross-group communication and collaboration.
Voices of Sepharad joins Tzipporah & Friends for Tzipporah’s album release at The Hook and Ladder Theater in south Minneapolis. More info: https://fb.me/e/5plTVN7I6
Meditative music from the Sephardic diaspora—Morocco, Turkey, Rhodes, and Jerusalem
Using music as a lens to see and hear the rich variety among the Sephardic communities of the Mediterranean, David Jordan Harris shares his own journey into these communities and how he learned Judeo-Spanish songs in Morocco, France, Bosnia, Turkey, Spain, and Israel.
David Jordan Harris leads a participatory music session at Beth Jacob’s Tikkun Leil Shavuot featuring traditional Sephardic and North African Shavuot melodies and poems.
Meditative music from the Sephardic and Mizrahi diaspora—Bosnia, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, and Jerusalem
Voices of Sepharad and guest Middle Eastern musicians perform at the Niagara Foundation’s Abrahamic Traditions Dinner, held this year at the Sabes JCC—in collaboration with fiber artist Laurie Wohl’s exhibition “Birds of Longing.”
Voices of Sepharad and guest Middle Eastern musicians perform at the Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph MN, in honor of the opening of the exhibit "Birds of Longing," created by textile artist Laurie Wohl.
Meditative music from the Sephardic diaspora--Bosnia, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, and Jerusalem.