Gulaza

Igal Gulaza Mizrachi, whose father is of Yemenite origin, grew up in a neighbourhood inhabited by Yemenite immigrants. He was thus exposed from a very young age to the Yemenite traditions, cradled in the fascinating world of Yemenite women.  Drawn to this legacy, he studied their traditional songs and texts which describe their marginalized life in Yemenite society. Collecting songs and tales from his childhood memories, personal encounters or from major life cycle events he attended. This sparked a creative need to restore the Yemenite Jewish musical tradition, hushed up for far too long, to its former status onto the world.

Mystical texts that for centuries were handed down from mother to daughter, from generation to generation, acquire a contemporary interpretation in a memorable instrumental composition.