Christopher Silver

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Historian, author of Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa (SUP, 2022), collector of records, assistant professor of Jewish history and culture at McGill University, curator of gharamophone.com

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Some news. The Arabic translation of Recording History is nearing completion. We anticipate publication by end of 2024. Stay tuned.

Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa - Christopher Silverwww.sup.org <b>A new history of twentieth-century North Africa, that gives voice to the musicians who defined an era and the vibrant recording industry that carried their popular sounds from the colonial period t...

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Cheikh El Afrite, Gramophone, 1932 [Side 1 and Side 2].

What are your favorite Greek musical acts these days? Looking for suggestions ahead of an upcoming trip. Would be especially interested in music coming out of Crete.

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Louisa Tounsia, Gramophone, 1947 [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Algeria: Liahou El Baidi, Pathé, 1920s [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Nadjet Tounsia, RCA, 1950s [Side 1 and Side 2].

Currently on the decks.

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Algeria: Uncredited artist, Pacific, c. mid. 1950s [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Morocco: Albert Suissa, Olympia, c. mid. 1950s [Side 1 and Side 2].

Tenure ✅ Associate Professor ✅ Time to celebrate 🎉

What a remarkable project. Pratinada, "provides access to three unique, rare and previously barely accessible sonic and musical collections from Southeast Asia located in Europe." Take a look and listen." pratinada.net

Pratinadapratinada.net The Pratinada website provides access to three unique, rare and previously barely accessible sonic and musical collections from Southeast Asia located in Europe

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Algeria: Rachid Ksentini and Marie Soussan, Polyphon, 1932 [Side 1 and Side 2]. *Sticker on Side 1 is of previous owner.*

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Morocco: Albert Suissa, Editions N. Sabbah, c. 1950s [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Algeria: Chikh El Baidi orchestra, Gramophone, December 1930 [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Morocco: Zohra El Fassia, Polyphon, 1939 [Side 1 and Side 2].

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Morocco: Samy Elmaghribi, Samyphone, 1955 [Side 1 and Side 2]. Note sticker of Sultan Muhammad ben Youssef on "Alf haniyya wa haniyya."

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Cheikh El Afrite, Polyphon, c. 1934.

Scene from the first presentation of my book in France.

Just gave my first book talk in France. It was an incredibly moving experience. Never before have I had an audience since along to nearly every piece of music presented. www.mahj.org/fr/programme...

Musique arabe, musiciens juifs | Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsmewww.mahj.org Rencontre : Rencontre avec l'historien Christopher Silver (McGill University, Montréal), animée par Joseph Hirsch (mahJ). Autour de son ouvrage « Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twe...

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Louisa Tounsia, Polyphon, c. 1934.

Scans of records from the Gharamophone.com archive will be posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Cheikh El Afrite, Victor (Gramophone), c. end of 1932 or start of 1933 [Side 1 and Side 2].

Organizing and reorganizing the Gharamophone.com archive and website. Scans of records will be posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Sounds to follow. Tunisia: Cheikh El Afrite, VSM (HMV, Gramophone), 1932 [Side 1 and Side 2].

Mʿallim Maurice El Medioni (1928-2024) honored in the NYT. Honored to have contributed some background and thoughts. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/a...

Got some upcoming travel. Record store recommendations for Philly? NOLA?

Looking forward to presenting at this colloquium next week and getting to spend a few days in Philly. katz.sas.upenn.edu/events/searc...

In Search of Jews, Music, and Sound: Lost, Hidden, Revivedkatz.sas.upenn.edu

Working to fill out Maurice El Medioni's discography. Here's one of a number of cassettes he recorded for the Ness Music label in Paris in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Maurice El Médioni, figure de la musique arabo-andalouse, est mort

Maurice El Médioni, figure de la musique arabo-andalouse, est mortwww.lemonde.fr Ce pianiste est considéré comme l’inventeur du « pianoriental », cocktail musical hybride, entre touches arabo-andalouses, swing et rythmes latinos.

Some words and thoughts on the passing of Algerian Jewish pianist Maurice El Medioni. www.jta.org/2024/04/01/o...

Maurice El Medioni, Algerian Jewish pianist revered among Jews and Muslims, dies at 95 - Jewish Telegraphic Agencywww.jta.org Thee pioneer of the “pianoriental” style remained busy into his ninth decade.

Friends in Vermont, catch me in conversation at Next Stage Arts on March 20. Looking forward to this one. tockify.com/next.stage.a...

NXT Curator Series: Historical Grooves: Archiving the Sounds of the Jewish-Muslim Relationshiptockify.com Wed 20 Mar, 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM [EDT]: Free to attend; donations appreciated What if listening for the past could change our understanding of history? In this interactive musical conversation, Professor...

Gharamophone.com is back (and with a new post).