Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile
In the multimedia album Ya Ghorbati, singer Laura Elkeslassy musically excavates her family’s history in Morocco, France, and Israel, coming face-to-face with forgotten ancestors and reclaiming a lost family name. Developed in collaboration with music director Ira Khonen Temple, this project weaves together the stories of Judeo-Arab divas from the last century with original recordings and new performances of folk and sacred music. Ya Ghorbati looks across time and space to tell a tale of political upheaval, exile, and displacement—ultimately questioning the supposed binary of Arab and Jew.
- Introduction – Laura Elkeslassy
- L’Orientale | Line Monty – Laura Elkeslassy
- Ala Srir Ennoum | Habiba Msika – Laura Elkeslassy
- Abiadi Ana | Zohra Elfassia – Laura Elkeslassy
- Sidi Habibi | Salim Halali – Laura Elkeslassy
- Rimoun Rametni | Salim Halali – Laura Elkeslassy
- Ya Ghorbati | Line Monty – Laura Elkeslassy
- Yafa Vetama | Shlomo Abitbol – Laura Elkeslassy
- Coda – Laura Elkeslassy & Ira Khonen Temple
