Year
1930s
6. Yad Mu‘ai Sili (My Tears Go Down)
Esther Warkov's Dissertation Audio Examples (CDs 1-5)
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
Yad mu‘ai sili
Salima Murad (singer), with ensemble
“Yad mu‘ai sili,” (“My tears go down”) composed by one of the Kuwaitis, probably Da‘ud from the 1930s. The singer is Salima Murad (a Jewish singer part of the al-Kuwaiti group). Recorded in Iraqi in the mid 1930s. Tape 17 B #6.
Provided by an Iraqi Jew and collector of Iraqi music, Menache Sumech.
