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21. Maṟavil Ŏḷivāya (Hidden God!)
… attributed to Moshe Sarfati (d. 1838) of Kochi recounts the events of the exodus from Egypt, beginning with the … the giving of the Torah and concluding with entry into "the land of Jerusalem." Six additional verses are omitted from … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …
14. Yĕṟuśalāyinnu Vannāno (The Song of Evaray)
… An origin song of the Kerala Jews, recounting how a learned ancestor named … came from Jerusalem to see Malanad - another name for the land of Kerala. He traveled by way of Egypt, Yemen and then … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …
13. Ŏru Pacca Pakki (A Grenn Bird)
… A playful song from Kochi - or perhaps two separate songs, as they are copied together in only one of the collected song … fragrance is found in the north side. Flower garland fragrance is found in the north. With a …
5. Tampirān Muyimpu... Anaṅkāra Maṅka (The Elegantly Adorned Bride)
… Opening lines a tribute to the bride, sung during a party for the bride on the sabbath … striking necklace is of cavați design. And her head is garlanded with a flower crown. Her foot ornaments can humble … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …
2. Pāloṭu pal̲am Taruven (Parrot Song)
… by clapping and a circle dance, this is also an example of the Kerala "parrot song" genre, addressed to a bird. First … A quite different version is found in a notebook from the inland village of Parur. These performers remembered having … Jerusalem … AMTI 0403 … Oh, Lovely Parrot! - Jewish Women's Songs from Kerala … Cochin … Communities … Diaspora … …
1. Lokam irubhāgaṅṅaḷil (Our Ancient Hope)
… song sometimes referred to as "Kakicha's Song", after the nickname of its composer Isaac Moshe Roby of Kochi (d. … prophecies, expressing the ancient hope of returning to the land where the Messiah King will rule. This is among the Malayalam songs best remembered in Israel today. For the full text, …
A Flowering Debate: A Judeo-Spanish Song (not just) for Tu BiShvat
… El debate de las flores (Debate of the Flowers) is the name provided by scholars to a long … by Susana Weich Shahak , Cada Año Mijorado: Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Year Cycle , it is worthwhile to revisit this … song-bearer of the Judeo-Spanish tradition from the island of Rhodes. Susana Weich Shahak recorded two versions of …
Yaakov Huri
… Yaakov Huri: An Iraqi Cantor in the Edith Gerson Kiwi Archive The recorded collection of the … his past, an unusual stance in the Zionist ideological landscape of that time whose main tenet was the “negation of … the entire liturgical year cycle of the synagogue; songs for the life cycle (circumcision, bat mitzvah and …
Tish-nigunim Ascribed to Yosl Tolner and the Aesthetics of the Genre
… Tish-nigunim in the Post-vernacular Era This study aims to trace the unique … type of music unparalleled in the central-eastern European landscape: Hasidic tish-nigunim. Nigunim (Yiddish nign , … and melodies of Yiddish popular and Hebrew quasi-Hasidic songs that were instrumentally performed at Israeli Hasidic …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born in Baghdad in either 1902 or 1896—per Israeli immigration documents—to a … musics. Zaarur was also a prolific composer. He composed songs in diverse genres including the Egyptian taqtuqa ; … of the most eminent qanun players of his time in his homeland and beyond, he was a pivotal figure in the history of …