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Cancionero Sefardi
One of the most important sources for the study of traditional Ladino song of Eastern…
Observations on Practices of Nusach in America
The move from 'Old-World' Europe to modern and late-modern America, so far as the…
Toward A Clearer Definition of the Magen Avot Mode
Primarily motivated by historical and comparative musicology, past studies of Ashkenazi…
"Family Resemblance" and variability in the Sephardic Romancero: A methodological Approach to Variantal Comparison
The corpus of Judeo-Spanish ballads presents a unique case study of stability and change…
To Have a Culture of Our Own: On Israeliness and its Variants
Hebrewism, Globalized Israeliness and Mizrakhiut are examined as three major variants of…
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Freylekhs
Yiddish term, popularly used to refer to a joyful Niggun, and is still used as…
Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
Since the establishment of this community, the Karaites have maintained the basic…