Asher Mizrahi

Portrait of Asher Mizrahi

Asher Mizrahi (1890 – 27 October 1967) was a Jewish Tunisian tenor singer and musician, originating from Jerusalem,^[1] where he was born under Ottoman rule.

He initially went to the United States, then to Tunisia in 1911 and settled there for over fifty years. In the late 1940s, he ended his active career. He left Tunis after the Six Day War in 1967, and settled for three months in Israel before his death.^[2][3]

Mizrahi is also known for singing the songs "Habibi Yah Habibi" and "Nagilah Haleluyah".

Titles

• Tesfar we tghib
• Ya hasra kif kont sghira
• Yechoui dammek
• Ya nas hmelt
• Men sabek Bourdgana
• Habbitek we habbitni

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