Shows
IKAR PodcastsSephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat: Yoni Avi Battat & Sarah Bunin Benor in ConversationGuest hazzan Yoni Avi Battat and Sarah Bunin Benor in conversation at IKAR's Lunch & Learn from our Sephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat on January 17, 2026.
2026-01-2157 min
Heritage WordsAshtidek: Preserving the beauty of Judeo-Arabic with Sarah SassoonIn this episode, the guest is Sarah Sassoon, who discusses Judeo-Baghdadi Arabic in Australian English.Sarah Sasoon is an Australian born, Iraqi Jewish writer, poet, and educator. She is the author of the award winning picture book Shoham’s Bangle and This is Not a Cholent. Her poetry micro chapbook, This is Why We Don’t Look Back was awarded the Harbor Review Jewish Women’s Poetry prize. She is an editorial advisor for Distinctions: A Sephardi and Mizrahi Journal. She is also the joint author of The In-Between, a literary dialogue about identity and belonging. She lives...
2024-11-1137 min
Heritage WordsIntroducing: Heritage WordsHeritage Words is a podcast about how we engage with our ancestral languages in new and creative ways. Heritage Words is produced by the HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project, which raises awareness about Jewish ancestral diversity through the lens of language.
The song used in this trailer is "Sheikhat Al-Hara / شيخةالحارة" from Fragments by Yoni Avi Battat, used with permission.
Host and executive producer: Sarah Bunin Benor
Producer and editor: Avishay Artsy
Video editor: Annabel Noar
Editorial consultants: Kyle Fingerhut, Annabel Noar, Hannah Pressman
2024-08-2803 min
In The Spotlight with Abigail PogrebinIn the Spotlight: Yoni Avi BattatAbigail Pogrebin is joined by Iraqi Jewish Musician Yoni Avi Battat to discuss ‘Fragments,’ his new album that explores identity and connection to his Mizrahi roots.
2024-08-0627 min
Reclaiming IdentityYoni Avi Battat: From Klezmer to Maqam and bridging those worldsYoni's new album, "Fragments," is a collection of original and traditional music surrounding my Iraqi-Jewish identity. With lyrics in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and Yiddish, the music utilizes Arabic modes and rhythms with an ensemble of traditional Arabic instruments to grapple with the fragmentation of ancestry and memory. This project offers visibility and recognition for the many unseen Middle Eastern Jews in America, while making room for listeners of all backgrounds to take something from my message of resilience and healing.Yoni Avi Battat is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer specializing in contemporary and traditional...
2023-02-1336 min
La ruta de las especiasLa ruta de las especias - De Japón al mar Rojo - 11/09/22De Japón al mar Rojo, pasando por la India, Persia, Siria, Mongolia... Descubrimos las músicas de estupendos discos bien calentitos: recién publicados o a punto de publicarse. Disfrutamos con la maestra de la música carnática, la india Jyotsna Srikanth junto con la chelista polaca Justyna Jablonska; de añejas grabaciones registradas en Bombay, con el inigualable estilo vocal de Pandit Omkarnath Thakur; de la inspiración persa y mongola, aliñada con otras sonoridades, en la música de Kioomars Musayyebi y Meïkhâneh, respectivamente; de la armonización de antiguas canciones japonesas en la guitar...
2022-09-1159 min
What's Up Broadway?I'm Not Throwin' Away My ProshotJust like [re]born Broadway, I'm young, scrappy and hungry...Broadway News:Playbill, in partnership with The Broadway League and the Times Square Alliance have announced Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor festival taking place in the heart of Times Square. Curtain Up! will takeover Broadway stretching between 45th and 48th Streets. 22 unique events will take place on stages in Duffy Square and between 45th & 46th Streets.BPN will kick off the festival everyday that weekend with Wake Up, Broadway!. What's Up Broadway? host Ayanna Prescod and co-host Christian Lewis w...
2021-09-0724 min