The Arab Orchestra of Nazareth is an Israel

Israel

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i orchestra that plays Arab and Mediterranean music. It was founded in 1991 by conductor and musicologist Suhil Radwan.

The Nazareth

Nazareth

Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...

 Orchestra performs in Israel and abroad. It has performed in world music festivals as well as Jazz festivals in New York

New York City

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's Central Park

Central Park

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, in many European capitals and in the Pas Festival in Morocco

Morocco

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. The orchestra's soloists took part in The Samarkand International Oriental Music Competition, winning third prize; in the Earth Festival in Kenya and have also performed in the successful Israeli film The Orchestra Visit. The orchestra has been part of the Israel Festival

Israel Festival

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, the Carmiel Dance Festival, Jaffa Festival, Oud Festival of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

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 and the Culture Of Peace Festival.

The orchestra's manager and international agent is Eli Grunfeld. Its conductor is Dr. Nizar Raduwan. He has released a personal album entitled Haifa (Magda). Among the orchestra's singers are Lubna Salama, Hiba Battihish, Alias Attalla and Maamun Zayud. The orchestra has also performed in special concerts alongside Zehava Ben

Zehava Ben

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, David D'or

David D'Or

David D'Or is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards. He was also chosen to represent Israel in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, at...

, Dikla, Yasmin Levi and Galit Giat. The orchestra has collaborated in the past with the singer Sapho

Sapho (singer)

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 (France), Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

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 (Turkey), Thom Yorke

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 of Radiohead

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 (UK), Radiodervish (Lebanon/Italy), London Sinfonietta

London Sinfonietta

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 (UK), Hind Laroussi

Hind Laroussi

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 (Netherlands) and even the Israeli progressive death metal band Orphaned Land

Orphaned Land

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Discography

• Inta Umri with Zehava Ben
  Zehava Ben
  Zehava Ben is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi music genre; the Middle Eastern-style of singing rising from Israel's Mizrahi Jewish population, dominating Israeli music in the 1990s and popular ever since.-Early life:...
  
   (Helicon Records
  Helicon Records
  Helicon Records is a record label which was founded in Israel in 1985.Aside from being the label of many Israeli artists, Helicon is also the exclusive distributor of Snapper Music, EMI and Universal Music Group in Israel, which includes artists like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Guns n'...
  
  )
• Live in Nazareth (Magda)
• 100 years to Umm Kulthum (Magda)