When Mizrahi music aired it was largely European-authored with oriental garnish

Evidence

Yet much of the so-called Mizrahi music was, in fact, written by European Jews with a Western musical sensibility. Oriental embellishments (and oriental performers) were grafted onto Western tonal and chord patterns. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 707 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Supposedly Mizrahi music was largely composed by European Jews in Western styles. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 707; Mizrahi popular music blends Western structure with Middle Eastern texture — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 1328

Broader Connections

• Supposedly Mizrahi music was largely composed by European Jews in Western styles. #expands (0.95) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 707