Samy Elmaghribi

Samy Elmaghribi (born April 19, 1922 as Salomon Amzallag, died on March 9, 2008) was a Jewish-Moroccan musician. Born in Safi, he lived in Rabat, Salé, Paris, Montreal, and Ashdod. The Institut européen des musiques juives describes his work as combining "popular Moroccan songs, ancient and modern, classical Andalusian singing, and liturgical chanting, to which he integrated melodies from Turkey and Central Europe."