Ethiopian Jews in Israel - a Musical Ethnography

A retrospective introduction to Ethiopian Jews in Israel- a Musical Ethnography by Nili Belkind

This playlist features recordings referenced in Nili Belkind’s research on Ethiopian Jewish musical traditions in Israel. The recordings function as audio examples that support and illustrate the musical and cultural processes discussed in the study.

For the full article about this study see here.

Tracks

 beta yisrael cover
beta yisrael cover
Untitled

Ya’acov, vocals and masinqo

 beta yisrael cover
beta yisrael cover
Kwane kwane

Daniel, vocals and krar, followed by Meseret ensemble version of Kwane kwane

 beta yisrael cover
beta yisrael cover
Come, come

Daniel, vocals and krar

 beta yisrael cover
beta yisrael cover
Shepherd’s tune

Natan, washint; Meseret, soundscaping

 beta yisrael cover
beta yisrael cover
Hailalo

Meseret: vocals, washint, krar, kebero



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