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Society for Jewish Folk Music

… played a deciding role in their choice. The violin was the instrument of choice, and was almost ubiquitous, in Jewish …

… dance. He fitted it with a medley of Niggunim from the instrumental repertoire of the Klezmers (which included the … between Juck Niggunim and Gas Nigunnim (See: Bergovski, Instrumental Folk Music , 2001, p. 6, comment 17, and p. 9); …

מוסא ברלין וחיליק פרנק בנגינת כליזמר במירון (2005)

Ba'al Menagen\ Menagen

… and in oral tradition means singing (and not playing an instrument, which is its usual Hebrew meaning). The terms … Just as the verb 'nagen' was changed from playing an instrument to singing, there are hasidim that when speaking … will use the verb 'Shir' (Heb. singing) for playing an instrument! On the other hand, lately in Israel, probably …

About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture

… from the 17 th century), drumming on improvised percussion instruments, festivities in honor of a birth, two different …

Elohim Eshala

… is accompanied by a qanun as well as by several percussion instruments included a low drum. These instruments are not characteristic of the Yemenite Jewish …

Brakha Tzefira

… used the materials learnt from this cooperation in their instrumental works as well. Career After Nardi One peak in … form of her usual musical accompaniment. She organized an instrumental ensemble comprised of members of the Palestine …

Aharon Amram

… of the Academy. Due to a prohibition on playing musical instruments, which was recognized among Yemenite Jews, … with only a can. However, on his albums, Amram used instruments like guitar, kanun, trumpet, trombone, and …