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Iyr
… dialect as Ghiyr or Ghibzi, is a genre found among all Turkish peoples, but among the Jews appears only in the …
Andalusian Nuba
… and eighth tones as is customary in Eastern Arabic and Turkish music). However, it is important to note that …
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
… a raised stage. On it is a large wooden chest placed on a Turkish carpet. A tin chandelier hangs over the chest, an …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… their religious laws according to decisions of the Turkish Rabbinate. The Karaite community of Crimeria rose to …
Brakha Tzefira
… (after their return from Egypt in 1932), Ethiopian and Turkish songs, spiritual songs from the U.S., and more. In …

Musical instruments of the Mountain Jews
… strings set the Caucasian tar apart from its Persian/Turkish counterpart. The Caucasian tar is held, as in …
Hay ram galeh
… Jewish practices from the Middle East, such as the urban Turkish-Ottoman style that was prevalent in the major cities …
Hayrana Laih
… new modes ( maqamat ) and rhythms of Persian and Turkish origin. [1] Daoud Hosni played a fundamental role in …
Bin Tavinu Liqnot Bina Ha'azinu
… A large portion of Najara's piyyutim are based on Turkish, Arab, Spanish and Greek songs, or on Hebrew …
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
… songs) and of the peoples of the region: Arabic, Turkish, Greek and Persian tunes. In Najara’s book, and in … are provided in the headings of the piyyutim. The use of Turkish or Arabic maqamat and melodies of the surrounding … style, is based mainly on Arabic maqamat rather than on the Turkish maqamat employed by Najara. This major …