“Eli Eliyahu:” The Havdalah Piyyut and its Melodies
By: Adi Koren, Or Dotan, Avigail Harel, Nave Klil Hachoresh, Clement Robert, Courtney Blue, Yaniv Dery, Noam Peleg, Sonja Wiedemann
English translation: Courtney Blue
Andalusian Nuba
Shir Bamromim
This film was produced by the Jewish Music Research Centre along with the National Sound Archives at the Jewish National and University Library and the script was written by Pamela Kidron, Yaakov Mazor, and Edwin Seroussi.
Material Type:
Films
Israel is Real
Directed by Victor Stoloff
This Film, featuring Charles Aznavour, Assi Dayan and Romina Power, follows Aznavour on a trip to Israel. The film features Aznavour singing and discussing some of his songs (Let Me be Your First Love, Talk to me with Flowers, and Jerusalem). Furthermore, the film features songs by Geula Gil, dancing by a Jewish North African dancing troupe, the performance of Hava Nagila, and scenes of songs from the film Kasablan, such as Kavod and Yesh Makom.
Material Type:
Films
Music in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah in Northern Africa
Material Type:
Articles in Books
Year:
2002
Chants Judeo-Espagnols de Tetouan a Oran. Vol. II (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Hirineldo
Paseabase el uin Sidi
A kasar va el kabayero
Pregonadas son las gerras
Una tarde de verano
Romance de Berjiko: Pensativo staba el polo/Ke se pensara la reyna/Preso yevan a berjiko
En la sivda de Toledo
Paseabase uezo
En ka del buen reye
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1988
Chants Judéo-Espagnols de Tétouan à Oran (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Sol la sadikka
Este seviyano
Bibaruenya
La reyna cherifa mora
Una iha tyene el rey
Kuando Ister la reyna
La vida es un pasahe
Eskutchi senyor soldado
Ay madre!
Kuando el rey Selomo
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1982
Morocco: Music of the Jews from North Africa
Documentary. English.
Director, script, editor: Tlalim, Asher
Executive Producer: Jochsberger, Tzipora
For digital version viewable on Windows Media Player see: online catalogue of the Steven Spielberg Filmarchive Jerusalem (VT IM06 1-6)
Material Type:
Films
Year:
1994
Oriental Favorites (SMR Bresler Collection)
Performer
Performer
Yom hashabbat
Im afes
Et shaarey ratson
Avinu malkyenu
Kochavi shaka
Shuvi shuvi hashulamit
Matzlif hageshem
Mi zot ola
Sukka velulav
Leshoni konanta
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
196-?
- A Polka Mazurka
- Niggun of the Meggid of Mezerich From the album, "The Hasidic Niggun as Sung by the Hasidim." This dance niggun is the seventh and last in a series of niggunim sung by Bratslav Hasidim as they dance after the Shabbat evening service on Friday night. Some have attributed the niggun to R. Dov Ber, the meggid of Mezerich.
- Kol B'ru'ei (Padua, Italy) From the album, "Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)." The poem depicts "all creatures" singing and praising the unity of God, and was recited in the Italian rite during the daily morning prayer. This melody was sung only on Rosh Hashanah (New Year) in the Italian tradition of Padua.
- Yigdal From the album, "Judeo-Carribean Currents, Music of the Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Curaçao," performed by Gideon Zelermyer. The Yigdal is part of the ceremonial section of the liturgical order of Shabbat and the Holy Days in the Curaçao synagogue. It is one of the ending hymns of the service.
- Eres Chiquita y Bonita From the album, "Judeo-Spanish Moroccan Songs for the Life Cycle," sung by Alicia Bendayan from Tetuan. This is a song about courtship, related to the Jewish rituals that mark the events of the life cycle.
- Sweet Shalt Be My Chant From the album, "Kulmus Hanefesh," performed by Yair Harel on voice and tar, and Matti Kovler on voice and piano. A sacred hymn attributed to Rabbi Yehuda ha-Chasid, this is a Chabad tune with a near-Eastern arrangement.
- Lyr II From the album, "The Music of the Mountain Jews." Lyr is a genre found among all Turkish peoples, consisting of long, complex compositions usually comprised of three parts.
- Gilu ha-Galilim (Rejoice Galileans) From the album, "Nights in Canaan, Early Songs of the Land of Israel (1882-1946)." This is a Second Aliyah (1904-1914) song which became an integral part of the historical repertoire of Hebrew song. Both native-born and newly arrived pioneers sang this song in all circumstances.
- Saperi Tama From the album, "With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen." This is a girdle poem by Se'adia ben Amram. Saperi Tama is sung to many melodies and is one of Yemenite Jewry's most common poems.