Asher Mizrahi ( he, אשר מזרחי; 1890 – 27 October 1967) was a Jewish Tunisian

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singer and musician, who eventually settled in

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. He initially went to

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, then to

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in 1911 and settled there for over fifty years. In the late 1940s, he ended his active career. He left Tunis after the

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in 1967, and settled in

. He died three months after moving to Israel. Mizrahi is also known for singing the songs "

Habibi Yah Habibi Habibi Yah Habibi ( he, חֲבִיבִי יָהּ חֲבִיבִי) is a well-known zemer of Asher Mizrahi, composed by Rahamim Omar. The zemer has gained especial popularity among Mizrahi Jews, now traditionally sung at religious occasions. In ...

" and " Nagilah Haleluyah".

Titles

* ''Tesfar we tghib'' * ''Ya hasra kif kont sghira'' * ''Yechoui dammek'' * ''Ya nas hmelt'' * ''Men sabek Bourdgana'' * ''Habbitek we habbitni''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mizrahi, Asher Israeli Jews Jews in Ottoman Palestine Tunisian Jews 20th-century Tunisian male singers Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire Immigrants to Tunisia 1890 births 1967 deaths Tunisian emigrants to Israel Musicians from Jerusalem