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16. Nalla Karinkallu (Tekkumbhgam-Ernakulam Paḷḷi Song)
Stanzas 2-4 of a poetic song about the Tekkumbhagam Synagogue in Ernakulam. The entire…
Shrayer
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Pastukhel (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
17. Uṭayavan Aruḷālĕ (Song for the Dedication of a Torah Scroll)
This song for the dedication of a new Torah scroll prases the Torah which was accepted…
Sher
… time of World War I. In terms of melodic structure, the two tunes are quite different. ‘Der Scherer’ is in 2/4 time and … the klezmers thunder through the ‘sherele’ and ‘kadril’ tunes,”[Gedara, Palestinee, c. 1910s]. Fridhaber 1992, p. … is a ‘scissors’ dance that... comes from Russia. The sher tunes are a relatively old part of the klezmer repertoire. …
3. Hermanos mis queridos (Jacob Algava)
A song referring to the 1908 reenactment of the 1876 Ottoman constitution. It is an…
Flash-tants/fleshltants (LKT)
This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT…
Betty Olivero
… as diverse as Judeo-Spanish (sephardic) music, Arab tunes and medieval music integrated into a contemporary …
Kozak (LKT)
… and festivities where they undoubtedly played Jewish tunes in addition to the Ukrainian dance-repertoire. In the …