Donor support for the Sephardic Music Festival is essential to produce successful events. Shemspeed is dedicated to promoting events that showcase the best of the multi-cultural art world, is the official organizer of SMF.
NY-SMF
Erez Safar, Director
302 Bedford Ave
SUITE 132
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Founded by American-Israeli producer, Diwon, The Sephardic Music Festival is an eight night Chanukah celebration which takes place at numerous venues around New York City. The festival showcases the latest Sephardic musical talents from all over the world, including Mizrahi, Yemenite, and Ladino traditions. The SMF highlights the diversity that exists within the Sephardic branch of Jewish culture and history by showcasing today’s Sephardic musical talents in the United States. The evenings range from Middle Eastern parties to educational workshops including, the Sephardic Scholar Series which assembles a panel of ethnomusicologists and performers to discuss the roots of sounds being presented. Other Jewish music festivals have mostly been dominated by Ashkenazic (Eastern European) beats and melodies, whereas the SMF is the first to exclusively focus on Sephardic tunes and culture. Past performers have included Yair Dalal, Ex-Shotei Hanevua, Hadag Nachash, Electro Morocco, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Matisyahu, & Diwon.
Dec 20: Nuriya, Pharaoh's Daughter, Haale @ LPR (INFO) Dec 21: Dan & Aviva and Drory Yehoshua @ The Spanish Portuguese Synagogue (INFO) Dec 22: Moshav, Soulfarm & DeScribe @ Highline Ballroom (INFO) Dec 24: Miki Gavrielov, The ISRAEMERICAN House Band & Lily Henley & LPR (INFO) Dec 24: HEEBONISM feat. Diwon & LPR (INFO) Dec 26: Gerard Edary, Asefa, Oudblues @ Sixth St. Synagogue (INFO) Dec 27: Sephardic Story Slam @ Triad Theater (INFO)
