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Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur

… musics. Zaarur was also a prolific composer. He composed songs in diverse genres including the Egyptian taqtuqa ; … His Master’s Voice in 1936, attained the status of an Iraqi folksong. His compositions contributed to the promotion of … studio ensembles that specialized in Iraqi maqam and rural folk music respectively; Kurdish music (directed by Jamil …

1. Oh Lovely Parrot!

… a parrot to tell a story, in the style of classical and folk epics in Malayalam literature. The parrot addressed … another place to dwell. The mention of Palur in these two songs and two others (songs 2 and 14 ) points to a tradition … sorrow. Zacharia suggests that this variant may point to a folk memory or tradition of a glorious but lost past in …

Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala

… Music Series 14, Splendid Singing Birds: Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala. This is one of the longstanding projects … songs preserved by the Jewish women of Cochin. … Folksongs … Cochin … Folksong … India … Kerala … Women singing … Cochin … Edwin …

Jon däddäy (mugham Segah)

… Daghestan … The Music of the Mountain Jews … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Instrumental …