Avraham Eilam-Amzallag

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag (Hebrew: אברהם (אבי) אמזלג עילם; born 28 September 1941) is an Israeli musician and composer.

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag אברהם (אבי) אמזלג עילם
Avraham Eilam-Amzallag
Background information
Born	(1941-09-28) September 28, 1941 (age 83) Casablanca, Morocco
Origin	Israel
Genres	Oriental music Contemporary music
Occupations	Musician Composer
Instrument	Flute

Biography

Avraham (Avi) Eilam-Amzallag was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel as a child. He first studied the flute and later compositional studies at the Buchman-Mehta Music Academy in Tel Aviv.

Music career

He is the founder of an ensemble that performs oriental music. His compositions are described as a fusion of oriental Jewish music with contemporary technique.^[1]

Selected compositions

• Desolation [3:33 minutes]^[2]
• (composition for flute) (Mawal) [5:13 minutes]^[3][4]
• Music for flute and percussion (1975)^[5][6]
• Composition^[7]

Published works

• Music for flute and percussion (1975).^[8]

See also

• Music of Israel