Sound Clips
- Ki Eshmera Shabbat (Tunisia)
- Halleluyah! (Yeminite)
- A Gasn Nigun (Trad. Klezmer)
- Samai al Bayati (AlgeriaMorocco)
- Uvau Haovdim (Carlebach)
- Tzur Mishelo (Saloniki)
- Al Ula (Atlas Mountains)
As the name implies, this ensemble ''gathers' traditional melodies from throughout the Jewish musical diaspora and combines them with their own jazz influences to create a splendid mosaic.
The ensemble is at its best when applying contemporary improvisational concepts and maqams (their ancient eastern equal) to compositional frameworks traditionally employed by material in the Sephardic and North African musical traditions.
An Asefa performance displays the diverse traditional and contemporary styles of music from around the Jewish diaspora. The ensemble also conducts participatory workshops teaching the Jewish diversity, history and gepgraphy that has helped the Jewish people endure, appropriate for youth and adults alike.
Samuel Thomas
saxes, clarinet, percussion and composition
Shanir Blumenkranz bass, oud
Eric Platz percussion
Elie Massias guitar, oud, voice
