Edmond Yafil


Edmond Nathan Yafil was an Algerian composer.

Biography

Native Jew born in Algiers in 1874, Yafil began, as all the musicians of his time, by attending the Moorish cafés of the old Casbah Algiers places where perpetuated the tradition of Çan'a music, also referred to as Andalusian classical music.
He will collaborate with :fr:Jules Rouane|Jules Rouanet on the cataloging of Çan'a music and in theater with Mahieddine Bachtarzi and Ali Sellali.
He is buried at the St. Eugene Cemetery.