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Communal singing
… who sings with the communal singing instructor as the lyrics are either projected from slides onto a screen, or …
Abyadi Ana
… Moroccan Jewish women to accompany wedding ceremonies. The lyrics of these songs usually refer to the event in which …
Off the Beaten Track in Israel
… is based on a traditional Bucharan dance melody while the lyrics were written by the Israeli song writer Haim Hefer. …
Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… as an element that organizes the deliverance of the lyrics and designs the boundaries of the …
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
… the month is the song ‘Der nayer al chet’ (attribution of lyrics by Morris Rund, music by Sholom Secunda needs to be … Official website: Includes biographies of the band members, lyrics to all of their songs, links to most of the press …
Brakha Tzefira
… a light touch at the piano, and was familiar with Hebrew lyrics, although from a traditional galut (Diaspora) … with composers on the melodies, or with poets on the lyrics. Her songs based on Arab or Bedouin melodies include …
Society for Jewish Folk Music
… discussed here. This song is a rather grim lullaby – the lyrics are about a young woman who was ditched by her fiancé … because he betrayed, and swore a false oath.” Engel offers lyrics in Hebrew, with a Yiddish translation underneath; … the whole world is mine.” By contrast to these upbeat lyrics, the tune is rather lugubrious; and Schitomirsky’s …
Contrafactum
… poem a reference to a certain popular melody to which the lyrics could be sung. A famous example of this can be found …
Hay ram galeh
… pedigree, discusses the phenomenon of composing new Hebrew lyrics to modern Egyptian songs and the role of Moshe …
Hayrana Laih
… connections to Jewish musical contexts and musicians. The lyrics of Hayrana Laih were written by Ahmed Rami …