Diwan Saz at the 30th Jewish Music Festival

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Direct from Israel, Diwan Saz is a multicultural Jewish-Muslim-Christian group of seven musicians from Israel who perform ancient music from Central Asia, Turkey, Persia, and Israel with a variety of instruments, often with lyrics sung in Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Turkish and Persian. The melodies and texts incorporate the spirit and music of Sufism and the musical heritage of the Holy Land. The group's vocalists include 14-year-old Bedouin vocalist Muhammad Gadir whose stunning voice has to be seen to be believed.