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Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
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Responsorial Singing
“Call and response,” “responsive,” or “responsorial” is a singing performance style in…
Ades Synagogue
The Ades synagogue of the Aleppine Jewish community is located in the Nakhalat Zion…
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Ein Ke'eloheinu
A short piyyut from the Ge'onim era (7th-11th centuries). In the Ashkenazi Nusach it is…
Kabalat Shabat
Kabalat Shabat refers to the part of the Friday evening service that precedes the…
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Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
Aziatskay garmoshka (lit. 'Asian accordion'; also called 'gar-mon' or 'ghumuz' in Juhuri…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
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Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…