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The medieval Hebrew song Kikhlot yeini and its Purim connections: New sources on its music
… of Israel lists thirty-three manuscripts, from Germany to Baghdad, which include Kikhlot yeni . Also, the David Sasson … upizmonim , dated in the 17 th century and of probable Baghdadi origins, includes Kikhlot yeini in fol. 76a-b, … sang Kikhlot yeini , at least in Italy and perhaps even in Baghdad, on Purim. The poem also appears in later Hebrew …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… provided an incredibly rich case study to investigate. In Baghdad, Jewish musicians had for generations served as the … status. Having been prominent, commercial entertainers in Baghdad, they were now largely confined to intra-communal … between the traditional Iraqi maqam tradition from Baghdad and what she termed ‘mainstream style’— most …
Yom Yom Odeh: Towards the Biography of a Hebrew Baidaphon Record
… of Mediaeval Hebrew Poetry points to Iraq (especially Baghdad) and Jerusalem as the main centers of the text’s … Sami al-Shawa lived between Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Baghdad and New York to record for the leading international … longed, through music, for the cities of their ancestors (Baghdad, Tunis or Thessaloniki), cities whose cultural …
Bore ‘ad ana – A Dirge for the Ninth of Av and its Geographical Distribution
… In 1950, he studied at the renowned Midrash Beth Zilkha in Baghdad prior to his immigration to Israel in 1951. While in Baghdad, he studied violin at the Alliance School, turning … a profession, as did many other blind Jewish students in Baghdad. In Israel, Nehemiah raised an entire generation of …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited
… provided an incredibly rich case study to investigate. In Baghdad, Jewish musicians had for generations served as the … status. Having been prominent, commercial entertainers in Baghdad, they were now largely confined to intra-communal … between the traditional Iraqi maqam tradition from Baghdad and what she termed ‘mainstream style’— most …
A Moroccan Synagogue Service
… styles from the Greater Syria region. It is widespread in Baghdad too, and even appears, by mistake, in the song …
Yaqub Murad al-‘Amari (aka Yaqub Bar-Nay)
… employed by the Iraqi Broadcasting Ensemble in Baghdad as oud and nay player as well as composer, until he … player, composer, vocalist … Iraqi Broadcasting Ensemble in Baghdad … Oriental Music Orchestra … oud player … nay player …
Abraham Salman
… Blind from the age of two, he studied music as a child in Baghdad’s school for blind Jewish children. The school was … to secure their livelihood. Salman became a member of the Baghdad Radio Orchestra and a favored accompanist of some of … Literature Shohat, Ella. (2008). “The Buena Vista Baghdad Club.” In Jewish Topographies: Visions of Space, …
Hisqil Qassab
… among the Jews of Iraq. 'Hesqil Saul Qassab was born in Baghdad in the last decade of the nineteenth century. The … and Iraqi singer … Recitation … Maqam … Iraq … Singer … Baghdadi … Hisqil Qassab …
Salim Shibith (Salim Ha-Cohen)
… the tradition while listening to performances in homes and Baghdadi coffee houses. Shibith reportedly took the … and poetry to augment his education at a Jewish school in Baghdad. We hear a familiar story: Shibith was requested to …