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59. The Document Box
… pot are decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. … narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 59. The Document Box …
58. Ahashverosh Song
… was not accepted, not by Mordecai. In protest many people—women and children too— Lay flat on the ground in prayer … this very popular Malayalam song appears in twenty women’s notebooks, representing all six communities in which … and song 59 inspired the lively conversation in which the Jewish singers told me about these dramas and how they used …
57. In the India Kingdom
… narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Barbara C. Johnson … 57. In the …
55. David and the Spider
… cuts off the edges of King Saul's garment—expressed in Jewish Malayalam as the fringes of his prayer-shawl but … killer. Gamliel goes on to speculate that the Kerala Jewish women singers may be identifying to some extent with this … narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 55. David and the Spider …
54. David and the Mosquito
… narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 54. David and the Mosquito …
53. Moshe and the Promised Land (Song of the Thirteen Sefer Torahs)
… Joseph Hai. Kochi, January 9, 1977; III-23. 53c. Kerala women. Recorded by ethnomusicology students from Bar-Ilan University, Moshav … Apparently, this song was known throughout the Kerala Jewish communities. The version translated here, mostly …
50. Little Sinai Mountain
… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily … narratives … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 50. Little Sinai Mountain …
43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… and be blessed. The Song of Mother Sarah is found in women’s notebooks from Kadavumbhagam-Kochi, Ernakulam, and … from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … of animal sacrifice in biblical times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this …
41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon
… on their CD, track 1, 2008; III-1. 41b. Kadavumbhagam-Kochi women, Moshav Taoz, 1981. Śelomo melehu pāḍiya pāṭṭu, … was spread. 10. The tenth to be sung, by God’s command, the Jewish People must sing. Years have passed: five thousand … melody without clapping in a 1994 recording in Nevatim. The musical version used here was performed by the Nirit …
33. In the Ship
… song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and musicality,” was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride … Special Occasions … Cochin … Folk songs … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … 33. In the Ship …