Songs from Damascus, Addis Ababa and Baghdad serenade Jerusalem this week
As the exact point where East and West meet, Jerusalem has been nicknamed "the center of the world," which makes the city a natural hotbed for world music, a genre marked by the blending of traditional folk sounds from any number of ethnicities. This week, the Jerusalem world music brew finds expression in a number of concerts, foremost among them being under the umbrella of the International Oud Festival, which once again takes the city by stringed storm. There's more going on, too.
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