Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel Audio Examples

Esther Warkov's Dissertation Audio Examples (CDs 1-5)

Dissertation Examples CDs (1-5) are a compilation of the music discussed and analyzed in the Warkov dissertation “The Urban Arabic Repertoire of Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel: Instrumental Improvisation and Culture Change.” These CDs are intended to be used alongside the dissertation to demonstrate a variety of musical styles and to bring the musical analysis to life. 

The contents are drawn from Warkov’s field recordings: The performers on these 5 CDs are mostly Iraqi-Jewish musicians who recorded these items for the Arabic section of Israel Radio, with the exception of ’78 recordings by Ezra Aharon and the al-Kuwaiti brothers, which were recorded in Iraq (early 1930s) and played for Warkov.

“Radio tape” means that these examples were recorded by Israel radio in their studio and copied by Warkov onto cassette tapes at the radio station (1980 and 1981). The radio station donated their reels to the National Sound Archives, Israel, some years after she copied them onto cassettes.

Tape and item numbers refer to the cassettes that the dissertation examples were drawn from. Each CD now has the same number that appeared on the cassette. Each CD has a log sheet prepared by the ethnomusicology archive, University of Washington (Seattle). The information below amplifies the descriptions on the log sheets.

See also in our website the project on Music, Muslims and Jews, that includes the Esther Warkov's PhD thesis Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited.

CD 1

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Khaduri Bassun (santur)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Khaduri Bassun (santur)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salim Shibbith (singer), Yusef Pettau (santur), and ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salim Shibbith (singer), and ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salim Shibbith (singer), Yusef Pettau (santur), and ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (violin)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Orchestra

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (violin accompanied by percussion)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (violin accompanied by percussion)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (composer), with orchestra

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (violin)

CD 2

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Yaqub al-‘Amari (maqam singer) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Haskel Qassab (maqam singer), and ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Haskel Qassab (maqam singer), Yusuf Za‘arour (qanun), and ensemble

CD 3

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Milu Hamamah (singer) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Milu Hamamah (singer), and ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwayti (violin), Da‘ud al-Kuwayti (vocals, ‘ud), Albert Elias (nay)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Albert Elias 

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Albert Elias (nay), with percussion

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Khaduri Bassun (santur)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Khaduri Bassun (santur)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Albert Elias 

CD 4

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Albert Elias (nay)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwait (violin), Da‘ud al-Kuwayti, Avraham Da‘ud Ha-Cohen (?) (qanun)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Sasson Abdu (violin) with percussion

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Esther Warkov (‘ud)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Esther Warkov (‘ud)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Esther Warkov (‘ud)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon (ud) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon (ud) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon (ud) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon (ud) with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon and Mounira Hawazwaz

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon and Mounira Hawazwaz

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ezra Aharon with ensemble

CD 5

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Yaqub al-‘Amari (singer)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Yaqub al-‘Amari (singer)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Yaqub al-‘Amari (singer)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Yaqub al-‘Amari (singer)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Da‘ud al-Kuwaiti (ud and singer) with Zakkiyah George (singer)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salima Murad (singer), with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salima Murad (singer), with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Ya‘qub al-‘Amari (singer, ud), Avraham Salman (qanun), Sasson Abdu (violin)

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (composer, violin), with ensemble

Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited

Salah al-Kuwaiti (violin), with ensemble



קבצים מצורפים

pdf file
Warkov Dissertation Examples CDs (1-5).pdf
PDF file explaining the audio tracks accompanying Warkov's dissertation, above.

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