Yoni Avi Battat – Fragments (2022) “Fragments” is the first album by American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Yoni Avi Battat . The album includes a delightful mix of traditional music and original compositions inspired by his Iraqi-Jewish identity. On “ Fragments ”, Yoni Avi Battat skillfully uses Arabic modes and rhythms performed by Arabic and North African musical instruments as well as western classical strings. Meanwhile, the lyrics are in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. “Growing up in an American Jewish community dominated by European culture, I had very little access to the music, language, and traditions of my Iraqi-Jewish...