label, dj and platform for a wide range of underappreciated music from north africa and west asia

Paris-born, Brooklyn-based artist, Laura Elkeslassy is a singer of Judeo-Arab music. Her work draws inspiration from her Sephardi and Moroccan roots exploring North-African folk, Andalusi nubas, Ladino canciones and Maghrebi Jewish liturgy.

Laura has performed music at countless venues including Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museo del Barrio, Joe’s Pub, Ramova Theater, Roulette, Three Dollar Bill, Wild Birds, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. She was the lead singer of the NY Andalus Ensemble for 5 years and has toured across the US, Canada, the UK and France.

Stay tuned for the anticipated release of Ya Ghorbati's studio album, produced by Ira Khonen Temple and Eylem Basaldi. Learn more at www.lauraelkeslassy.com

Saliah (pronounced SAAL-YA) is a British-Lebanese Multi-genre Music producer and DJ.

Saliah made her debut Boiler Room and Glastonbury sets last year and has recently been named one of Play Virtuoso’s ‘Ones to watch’.

Saliah’s curated selection and stage presence is guaranteed to bring the energy that draws in the crowds. Renowned for her high-energy and genre-bending sets including a wealth of club sounds, seamlessly blended together with her notable remixes of Arabic classics. 

Saliah has supported MOBO-Award-Winning Lady Leshurr and BBC Introducing’s Miss Melody. Her performances have opened for the likes of Omar Souleyman, Shkoon, Hello Psychaleppo, Ammar 808 and Jazzy Jeff.

Saliah is continuously giving back to community by working behind the scenes supporting grassroots organisations and teaching DJ workshops. 
                 
INSTAGRAM: @SaliahGram

WEBSITE: https://saliah.world

BOOKINGS: hello@saliah.world

Preserving North Africa's Jewish musical past, one record at a time.

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Ehsan Matoori (Composer, Music Producer) 
Born in 1979 in Iran, Ehsan Matoori began learning Santoor (Persian-dulcimer) based on Maestro Faramarz Payvar’s method at age 9. He studied instrumental and vocal Radif (Persian musical repertory) with Parviz Meshkatian and Pashang Kamkar and later started teaching Santoor. Ehsan took lessons from Ardavan Kamkar, one of the greatest contemporary Santoor players of Iran known for his distinct playing style and tuning techniques. In addition to playing Santoor, Ehsan has studied music composition and harmony with Farhad Fakhroaldini and children's music with Soudabeh Salem. After moving to the United States in 2013, Ehsan performed with world music masters such as Sandeep Das (tabla), Jamal Mohamed (percussionist), Paul Sriji (mridangam), Maeve Gilchrist (jazz harp), Matthew Coley (marimba), Andrew Bleck (guitar), and Taher Khan (tabla). He has also been a member of SMU world music ensemble since 2013 and a member of the Silk Road Global Musicians Workshop as a faculty assistant and performer since 2016. He is the artistic director of the AramArt world music Young ensemble (visit: https://g.co/kgs/HxwQVS for more information). His first album “Phantasm” in collaboration with Mohsen Namjoo was published in 2019 and streamed more than 1,000,000 times and downloaded on all digital platforms. His love of learning about cultures and feeling  their melodies, has inspired his musical compositions which represent these cultures and bring new words to the world. Exploring diverse musical and poetic traditions around the world, Matoori has recently been working on a multilingual project called “The Voices and Bridges” in collaboration with Alireza Ghorbani, Bombay Jayashree, Olcay Bayir, Michael Kelly, Celia Woodsmith and etc, which was announced by the BBC world, BBC Persian and the Silk Road Project in July 2019 and July 2020. This album will be released in early 2021.

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