Concert: Bach Meets Shabazi

Face North and Come to Yemen | “Bach Meets Shabazi”

A groundbreaking festive performance journeying from Baroque Europe to poetic Yemen.

The Israeli Plucked-String Orchestra, together with the Yama Yemen Ensemble, invites you on a musical journey across worlds, cultures, and eras—from the Baroque era of Johann Sebastian Bach to the depth and power of the poetry of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi.

In this moving performance, the sounds of the classical mandolin meet Eastern rhythms and traditional Yemenite music in contemporary arrangements that breathe new life into an ancient heritage.

Special guest: Zion Golan—one of the great voices of Yemenite music.

Yama Yemen Ensemble:

• Talia G. Solan—vocals and artistic direction
• Moran Al-Yemaniya—vocals
• Michal Zandani—vocals
• Ariel Smith—percussion

Orchestra conductor: Prof. Boaz Ben-Moshe
Orchestra manager: Raziel Mahatzri
Yama Yemen manager: Dorit Atslan—Dorit Productions
Guest artist, wind instruments: Eyal Sela
Arrangements: Gilad Efrat

Sponsored by the “E’eleh Betamar” Association, in the presence of the association’s chairperson, Dr. Rachel Yedid.

Heichal HaTarbut Rosh HaAyin
17 November 2026 | 20:30 | Only ₪60