Maurice El Medioni, an Algerian-born pianist who fused Jewish and Arab musical traditions into a singular style he called “Pianoriental,” died on March 25 in Israel. He was 95.

Mr. Medioni was among last representatives of a once-vibrant Jewish-Arab musical culture that flourished in North Africa before and after WWII. The Medioni style remained buried and nearly forgotten for decades during the war. Then, in 1996 at the age of 68, he released a breakthrough album, “Café Oran.” It led to a belated second life as a star of so-called world music and a mentor to a new generation of Israeli musicians eager to recover the musical heritage of their Sephardic heritage.