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59. The Document Box

… pot are decidedly in the style of Purim dramas from other Jewish cultures, as well as that of many Kerala folk dramas. …

58. Ahashverosh Song

… and song 59 inspired the lively conversation in which the Jewish singers told me about these dramas and how they used …

57. In the India Kingdom

The introduction to songs 57-59 is available here. Venus Lane. Recorded by…

54. David and the Mosquito

The introduction to songs 54-55 is available here. Venus Lane, Simcha Yosef.…

… and with thunder and blasts of the shofar; With music ringing out, ringing with the sounds Of violins and … According to Joseph Hai Isaac, a lawyer and prominent Jewish leader from Ernakulam, this song was customarily … in the “minyan” of ten adult males required in Orthodox Jewish communities for the recitation of certain prayers. … …

43. The Song of Mother Sarah

… from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … of animal sacrifice in biblical times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this … the help of a midwife may relate to the known presence of Jewish midwives in Kerala to help with Jewish births, at …

41. The Ten Songs of King Solomon

… was spread. 10. The tenth to be sung, by God’s command, the Jewish People must sing. Years have passed: five thousand … “The Ten Songs of King Solomon” as an example of Kerala Jewish women’s knowledge when relating a family story about … melody without clapping in a 1994 recording in Nevatim. The musical version used here was performed by the Nirit …

33. In the Ship

… song, praised by Zacharia for its “enthusiasm and musicality,” was performed at parties during the week after a Jewish wedding. Its portrayal of the bridegroom and bride … coastal geography of Kerala. Although there is no overtly Jewish content in the song until the addition of stanza 4, …

32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)

… song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( … during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and … families.” The bride and groom were seated on a stage, with Jewish women on opposite sides singing as the guests …

31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold

… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … of a king, accompanied by guards and the thundering music of a military band. As Zacharia notes (2005, 198), … listeners to join in the singing. Without specifically Jewish markers, these scenes are typical of marriage …