BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34439@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250608T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250608T153000 DTSTAMP:20250526T154103Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/li-habibi-an-andalusi-singing-works hop-with-laura-elkeslassy/ SUMMARY:Li Habibi: an Andalusi Singing Workshop with Laura Elkeslassy DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nSUDBURY\, MA\n\n \;\nLaura Elkeslassy teaches Andalus i songs of Morocco in Arabic and Hebrew\, interwoven in this ancestral mus ical heritage. Free &\; open to all!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor c enturies\, Jews and Muslims have shared Andalusi music across the Iberic P eninsula and the Maghreb. In this workshop\, Laura Elkeslassy will teach s ongs derived from the classical Andalusi canon of Morocco – Al Ala - in both Arabic and Hebrew. Come experience the interweaving of Arabic and Heb raic Poetry in this ancestral musical heritage.\n\nFree and open to the pu blic. All are welcome! Please register here if you plan to attend.\n\nTh is program is supported by a generous grant from the Sudbury Cultural Coun cil\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a s tate agency.\n\n-------\n\nLaura Elkeslassy is a singer\, actor and educat or based in Brooklyn. Born and raised in Paris to a Moroccan and Israeli f amily\, Laura Elkeslassy's work draws inspiration from her Moroccan roots\ , exploring North-African folk\, Andalusi nubas\, and Maghrebi Jewish sacr ed music from a feminist standpoint. In 2019\, Laura began researching Maq am (Arabic music theory) and stumbled onto a treasure trove of profound fa mily 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 collabo ration with musical director Ira Khonen Temple\, Ya Ghorbati weaves toget her the stories of Judeo-Arab divas from the last century with original re cordings and new performances of folk and sacred music.\n\nLaura has perfo rmed music at countless venues including Lincoln Center\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Joe's Pub\, and has taught sacred as well as folk music a cross the country. She was a lead singer of the NY Andalus Ensemble for 5 years. In the theater\, she has worked at the National Opera of Paris\, th e Venice Film Festival\, La MaMa ETC\, and beyond. As a spiritual leader\, Laura has been active in developing egalitarian Sephardi practice in New York\, Boston and Paris over the last five years. Learn more at www.laura elkeslassy.com\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/05/andalusi_singing_workshop.png LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 105 Hudson Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, Un ited States GEO:42.3853;-71.421477 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=105 Hudson Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Congregation Beth E l:geo:42.3853,-71.421477 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR