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The Jerusalem-Sephardic Tradition

… a section of piyyutim and that which follows, a solo singer performs a musical section called peti h a (opening) … the 1930s to the 1950s, Arabic music (especially Egyptian singers), was listened to and absorbed in private residences … According to Caspi, many melodies sung by the Arabic singers were adopted first for piyyutim , and afterward were …

Zemerl (LKT)

… variety of tunes, as a zemerl (religious folk song).” Schlesinger, Alpert, Rubin 1989 . ( Recording referenes …

A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty

… and shouting to passersby to help him. Actor and folk singer Theodore Bikel during a live performance humorously … by Isa Kremer (1887-1956) (musical example 1). A renowned singer, Kremer was born in Belz, Bessarabia, and sang on … and that Oy Division vocalist Noam Inbar, along with guest singer Avishay Fish, adopt vocal inflections similar to …

Karev Yom

… own collaboration with Dov Seltzer and the latter’s wife, singer Geula Gil). We shall therefore dedicate the rest of … as ‘Ada.’ The genesis of Bikel’s career as a professional singer was marked by his first landmark long-play of songs … changed my way of thinking. Although the album only credits singer Theodore Bikel in small type, in a little over a year …

Hatikvah: Conceptions, Receptions and Reflections

… the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg [and later on an opera singer in that city]. He composed melodies for two songs … of Hatikvah . Meyer Lyon, a legendary Jewish cantor/opera singer, was in the 1760s-1780s a meshorer (assistant cantor) … ideological gesture so much as a response to the hosts of singers that identified so deeply with it and valued it so …

Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed

… ceremony as part of the repertoire of Yemenite Jewish women singers. In Yemen, the separation of men and women was … [6] Leah Avraham The performance of 'Qad Zawajunī' is by singer, dancer, artist and educator Leah Avraham in a style … than having one soloist who is answered by the remaining singers, here the women take turns entering into the center …