Li Habibi: An Andalusi Singing Workshop with Laura Elkeslassy

Name: Li Habibi: An Andalusi Singing Workshop with Laura Elkeslassy
Start: 2025-06-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 105 Hudson Rd, Sudbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01776

Schedule

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

105 Hudson Rd, Sudbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01776 | Sudbury, MA

For centuries, Jews and Muslims have shared Andalusi music across the Iberic Peninsula and the Maghreb. In this workshop, Laura Elkeslassy will teach songs derived from the classical Andalusi canon of Morocco – Al Ala – in both Arabic and Hebrew. Come experience the interweaving of Arabic and Hebraic Poetry in this ancestral musical heritage.
Free and open to the public. All are welcome! Please register if you plan to attend.
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Sudbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Laura Elkeslassy is a singer, actor and educator based in Brooklyn. Born and raised in Paris to a Moroccan and Israeli family, Laura Elkeslassy’s work draws inspiration from her Moroccan roots, exploring North-African folk, Andalusi nubas, and Maghrebi Jewish sacred music from a feminist standpoint. In 2019, Laura began researching Maqam (Arabic music theory) and stumbled onto a treasure trove of profound family truths. Laura’s ongoing journey of self-discovery–which includes forgotten ancestors, wild synchronicities found in dusty old bookstores, and the reclaiming of a lost family name–is the inspirational heart of her multimedia project Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile.Developed in collaboration with musical director Ira Khonen Temple, Ya Ghorbati weaves together the stories of Judeo-Arab divas from the last century with original recordings and new performances of folk and sacred music.