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In The Land Of The Pyramids: A Secular Take On Passover

… of the song and its catchy melody led to its reception and popularity as a “folk” song, at times deprived of any … of Edelstadt’s songs in Eastern Europe, “Der arbeter.” The popularity of “Piramidn” in the Russian Empire and later on …

Moshe Attias

… Elmaghribi, who enjoyed both international recognition and popularity among the various communities in Israel, Mwijo … “Hazarti Elaikh” (I Returned to You), or the immensely popular “ Zeh Lo Halom ” (It Is Not a Dream, recorded by … and mercurial politicians in Israel, and Mwijo, the popular voice of the community in the Jewish state. In the …

Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record

… sacred and poetic texts with melodies from pre-existing popular songs, a practice with roots in the sixteenth … only as a matter of citizenship but as a matter of popular or collective consciousness—was still a viable … once illustrated how the dabke , one of the region’s most popular folk dances, belonged to the Palestinian national …

Review essay: Kevin C. Karnes and Emilis Melngailis, Jewish Folk Songs from the Baltics

… (despite Karnes’s claim that this song is unique). It was popularized during Israel’s 1948 War as “ Hafinjan ” (“The … songs sung by Holocaust survivors. The setting of the popular American melody and Hebrew verse was therefore not a … #1163 ). [11] See the notes at http://a-pesni.org/popular20/kazkolyb.htm . The Cossack lullaby has also a …

La Galana: A Very Old-New Sephardic Song

… old recordings show, among many other matters, that widely popular songs from the turn of the 20th century are absent … from the EMI Archive Trust (1907-1912) , is one of the many popular Sephardi songs that have not entered the canon of … since the mid-20th century. The song was apparently very popular at the time it was recorded commercially in Istanbul …

Book review: Hernan Tesler-Mabé, Mahler’s Forgotten Conductor

… The Cheese and the Worms (1980 [1976]) — which explores popular culture in sixteenth-century Italy through the eyes …

Purim Lanu, Pesah a la Mano: Celebrating Flory Jagoda (1923-2021)

… 25 … Back in 2008 we dedicated our Song of the Month to the popular piyyut “Purim, Purim, Purim lanu” (“Purim, Purim, … and their salvation by Esther and Mordecai, stressing the popular joy traditionally expressed on Purim for this … to the point that its first verse also generated a popular adage, “Purim, Purim, Purim lanu, Pesah a la mano,” …