Middle Eastern Classics
Yosifah Rose Craver
of
Al 'Azifoon
Al 'Azifoon is an Arabic Taht -- a chamber group specializing in classical and traditional Arabic music.
Al 'Azifoon" in Arabic is a plural noun which literally means The Instrumentalists.
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Yosifah Rose |
Yosifah Rose, qanun, percussion, and voice, is a unique and highly talented professional musician and educator. Yosifah's lifelong passion has been music and language studies, and she has a deep love and appreciation of both Arabic and Western music. |
Yosifah and her husband Nathan met as musicians, and they have explored many musical styles in bands together since 1986. Through Nathan's love of Americana roots music, folk/rock, and blues their first musical collaborations together resulted in their original folk-rock band Lost Prophets as well as their currently active Americana roots bands Indigo Caravan and Lost Horde. However, Yosifah's true musical love and inspiration has always been much further east...in Arabic music. Therefore, in 2000, she encouraged her multi-instrumentalist husband Nathan to study Arabic music with her and their studies, travels, and further musical collaborations lead to the founding of Al'Azifoon... the realization of Yosifah's lifetime dream to share the beauty and richness of Arabic music with Western audiences as well as giving educational presentations about Arabic music in schools and public libraries. In addition to performing with her bands Indigo Caravan and Al 'Azifoon, Yosifah sings and plays accordion and qanun as an active member of the highly respected of Zawaya's musical ensembles: Aswat Ensemble, Aswat Sacred Ensemble, and the Aswat Women's Ensemble.
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Yosifah Rose serves as Al 'Azifoon's booking manager, and her goal is to make sure that Al 'Azifoon's performance truly enhances a client's event.
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Contact | ~ | Booking Info | ~ | About | ~ | The Musicians | ~ | Arabic Instruments | ~ | Upcoming Shows | ~ | Past Highlights | ~ | SONG LIST |