Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born in…

… there are many such commonplace songs. Some of them became popular in one social circle or another and later entered … (1931) and the “Songs of Zion” (1942)). It appears in popular collections of Israeli songs produced in America, … main theme of an orchestral piece written for the Boston Pops Orchestra called “The Pioneers.” [5] From this …

…   … Hayrana Laih is an Egyptian song that was and still is popular in the Arab world, but also has connections to … of Hayrana Laih were written by Ahmed Rami (1892-1981), the popular Egyptian poet who was the main songwriter for Umm … recognized as a singer and  ‘ud player, but his wide popularity stem from the popular songs he composed (more …

''הגברת הראשונה של הפסנתר בישראל'' ו''(היא) נחשבת לפסנתרנית ילידת-ישראל הראשונה לזכות…

Yaakov Huri: An Iraqi Cantor in the Edith Gerson Kiwi Archive The recorded collection…

… of the duos and trios of Israeli singers that became so popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s, especially the … modernized Haggadot of several kibbutzim. Several Israeli popular artists, such as Yaffa Yarkoni and Shuli Natan, … century do not contain a melody for ‘Karev yom.’ If such a popular melody for ‘Karev yom’ existed then in Israel, would …

Even if you are mildly interested in Jewish music, you cannot avoid Salamone Rossi and…