… with English subt. A journey into the mysterious life of Aris San, the Greek (non-Jewish) singer who arrived in … five years became a megastar, club owner, close friend of IDF commanders and politicians, and lover of countless movie actresses and singers. In Israel of the …

… performed by Ruthie Fried from Kibbutz Ma'anit … Our Song of the Month, Para Para , appeared on the JMRC’s release … the song was first published in 1914 in Haim Aaron Kaplan's book Dikduk Halashon Ha'ivrit U'Shimusha ( The Grammar of … very similar to that featured on our recording. In Kaplan's book however, the text is presented as part of an exercise …

… Nili Belkind is a research fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from … Palestine/Israel— and the Caribbean.  Nili’s award-winning book (International Council of Traditions of Music and Dance … is conditioned by political and structural violence. The book examines the politics of sound to show how music-making …

… … In 1926, in “New Palestinean [sic] Folk Songs” – one of the earliest Zionist songbooks published in America – A. W. Binder (1895-1966) … common in early Zionist Hebrew poetry. In Zionist songbooks and collections from the first half of the twentieth …

… This entry is part of the  Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and …

… This entry is part of the   Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT) . The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and …

… Researcher focusing on traditional and folk dance of various cultures, among them the Druze community in the villages of the Golan Heights, and the Jewish communities of Yemen, … Yemen. Bahat-Ratzon also published numerous articles and books focusing on ethnic music and dance in Israel. For more …

… English title: The singing of Israel and its sources: a contribution to Hebrew … the bible, masoretic accents,dance, arabic songs, and music of different Jewish cultural groups. The book is the publication of Joel Walbe's doctorate by the …

… and writing partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the … Heiman , is from the Torah, and Heiman elaborates: 'In The Book of Chronicles I, chapter V, it says that the families … Bible on the table. Heiman opened it randomly, and saw the book Song of Songs. A few minutes later, Nitzanim,  a song …

… This entry is part of the  Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology  (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array … recent. Stutschewski is of Ukrainian origin and in his book he writes about zhok as if it were a new innovation …