Concert: Laura Elkeslassy “Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile”
Event Details
Date
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
Description
Join us for a night of music with singer Laura Elkeslassy as she performs alongside instrumentalists Ira Khonen Temple (keys), Eylem Basaldi (violin), Nizar Dahmani (percussion), Rachid Halihal (oud), and Ran Livneh (bass).
In "Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile," singer Laura Elkeslassy unearths the music and stories of Judeo-Arab divas from midcentury North Africa, weaving North African folk and sacred music, spanning from traditional Andalusi style, to popular Chaabi, to Francarabe cabaret.
In "Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile," singer Laura Elkeslassy unearths the music and stories of Judeo-Arab divas from midcentury North Africa, weaving North African folk and sacred music, spanning from traditional Andalusi style, to popular Chaabi, to Francarabe cabaret.
Cost
Free and Open to the Public!
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-890-3572 (voice only) or email outreach@cjs.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.