3. Music by Salah al-Kuwayti

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
Music by Salah al-Kuwayti

Salah al-Kuwayti (violin), Da‘ud al-Kuwayti (vocals, ‘ud), Albert Elias (nay)


Salah al-Kuwayti’s composition featuring an Iraqi-style introduction (maqoudimah), violin taqsim, abudiya (sung poetry), metric song, rhythmic violin taqsim, abudiya, song. Likely performed by Da‘ud al-Kuwayti (vocals, ‘ud) with Salah al-Kuwayti on violin, Albert Elias on nay, and a small chorus. Recorded in Israel in 1969 (tape 13B, item 5; radio tape 1225).

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