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22. La galana (CES)
… recording by Roza Avzaradel (NSA Y 05824) described by the informant as a wedding song. Its opening line is: “Yo quería …
15. Cinco años ya va hacer (CES)
… the text of this song (Wiener 1903/4 , no. XVIII). Wiener’s informants for this song were “professional singers at … by Wiener with an additional stanza he received from an informant from Sarajevo. Wiener and Levy’s versions share a …
The Idelsohn Project
Is music intrinsically political? The best-known Jewish song in the world is “Hava…
Songs of Palestinian Jews from the Collection of Isaac Lurie (1913)
… surnames), ethnic belonging and city of origin. Some informants were very prolific such as Ezra ben Hakham David … from Shiraz (8 pieces; only three are released here). One informant, Yosef ben David Shalom represented the Moroccan … Shirei Eretz Yisrael (Songs of the Land of Israel). Lurie’s informants differ, as far as we can ascertain, from those …
Beregovski Collection - Nign no. 3
… hassid by M. Lukin, Jerusalem, 2020; the name of the informant is kept in our records). Karlin hassidim in Israel …
Elohim hashivenu: A liturgical insertion for the High Holidays in Salamone Rossi's version in Italy and beyond
… Hazzanim'). This is consistent with Levi's selection of informants, all typically reaching back to a musical memory …
Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics
… is indeed “centuries-old.” The items sung to Melngailis by informants affiliated with Zionist circles were rather new … pioneers in Palestine, usually without a text, although one informant perofrms it with a local text, Hu dome letarnegol …
The Fall of Jerusalem in Song: The Ashkenazi Melody She’eh ne’esar
… melody in Eastern Europe (no location or identification of informant is provided) is a sign of its “antiquity,” i.e. of …
Nuestro Señor Eloheinu/Las tablas de la Ley: A Song for Shavuot
… of our song, a new performative context and a wealth of informants that have been recorded since the 1950’s. In … of field recordings have been conducted from North African informants since the 1950’s. Below we will compare a few …
In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover
… several recordings of this version. According to one of the informants of Zemereshet, Uri Levy, the song was sung during …