The Arab Orchestra of Nazareth is an Israeli orchestra that plays

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and Mediterranean music. It was founded in 1991 by conductor and musicologist Suhil Radwan. The

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

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

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, in many European capitals and in the Pas Festival in

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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

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

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

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

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

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(Turkey),

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(UK), Radiodervish (Lebanon/Italy),

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(UK),

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(Netherlands) and even the Israeli

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, as well as Finnish Melodic Death/ Progressive

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(credited as "The Orphaned Land Oriental Orchestra).

Discography

* ''Inta Umri'' with

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) * ''Live in Nazareth'' (Magda) * ''100 years to

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References

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Discography

See also

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