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Salim Shibith (Salim Ha-Cohen)
… ”) and highly regarded for his renditions of al-maqam al-‘Iraqi (the Iraqi maqam ). Like other performers, he learned the … of the maqam , wrote Na‘im Twayna in his series on Iraqi musicians in Al-Anba’ newspaper (June 30, 1978). It is …
Dudu Tassa
… David 'Dudu' Tassa is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer of Mizrahi … Tassa and the Kuwaitis which plays new renditions of old Iraqi and Kuwaiti songs written and composed by Tassa's late … Alison ' From Daud to Dudu: Israeli rock star makes classic Iraqi songs popular again ' . Radio France Internationale, …
Armand Sabah
… Israel with his family at age ten. His father came from a musical family related to the renowned Moroccan singer and composer Sami Elmagribi. The love of music in his household was evident through the constant … to play the oud privately. His father introduced him to an Iraqi oud player from Avraham Salman's ensemble in the Kol …
Fog al-Nakhal (فوق النخل): Multicultural and Transnational Journeys of an Iraqi Folksong
… by its refrain between the stanzas. Usually recognized as Iraqi, “Fog al-Nakhal” also appears in the repertoire of … Eastern communities and nations. In the context of the Iraqi Maqam ( al-maqam al-Iraqi ), this catchy song in maqam … history is complex, revealing a number of interrelated musical and textual settings. Looking into the information …
Nahôn libbo is hujire – Whole-heartedly is the fearful believer
… of the exiled in the Promised Land. The inclusion of this Iraqi Jewish tune adapted from Idelsohn’s Thesaurus of Hebrew Oriental Music (1923b: 140, no. 193) is an unexpected turn after four … the contrast between the Eastern European and the Iraqi musical worlds by means of two widely separated keys, …
Yehi shalom (zemer le-berit milah)
… 2 onwards) is still very popular among descendants of Iraqi Jews in Israel. Compare with the version in Amnon Shiloah, The musical tradition of Iraqi Jews (Or Yehuda, 1983), no. 51, pp. 116-7 … From the …
Pizmon al masaot mi-Bagdad ad kever Yehezkel ha-navi.
… [number] day is...” On this song see, Amnon Shiloah, The musical tradition of Iraqi Jews (Or Yehuda, 1983), no. 59, pp. 126-7 … From the …
Moshe Havusha
… Moshe Havusha was born in 1961 into a family of Iraqi immigrants in Jerusalem’s Beit Israel neighborhood. He absorbed the ancient Iraqi traditions of prayer and piyyutim from his … traditions are based on both Syrian (“Halabi”) and Egyptian musical styles. Today, Havusha, who still lives in the Beit …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … the religious vocal repertoire of his community and to the Iraqi Arab singing style. Yossef is not to be confused with … to musicians—still prevalent in early-twentieth century Iraqi Jewish society—as well the shifts in attitudes towards …
Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel Audio Examples
… Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited … 55 … 7 … 41859 … Dissertation Examples CDs (1-5) are a compilation of the music discussed and analyzed in the Warkov dissertation “ … field recordings: The performers on these 5 CDs are mostly Iraqi-Jewish musicians who recorded these items for the …