In an unexpected musical twist, frequent musical collaborators Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead and Israeli rocker Dudu Tassa will open this year’s Jerusalem International Oud Festival.
The two will perform songs from “Jarak Qaribak,” their 2023 album renewing classical Arabic love songs with singers from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt and Morocco, along with selections from Tassa’s albums.
The eight-day festival opens November 5; tickets are on sale via Bimot.
Greenwood, whose wife, Sharon, is Israeli, hasn’t performed in Israel since 2024.
The Radiohead guitarist has long collaborated with Tassa as well as with Arab artists.
