… has been largely, if not exclusively, dominated by the singing of paraliturgical Hebrew (and at times Judeo-Arabic … tapestry that moves between fast non-metered mumbling on a single recitation tone to clear-cut florid melodies with … audio element.   Detailed analysis of each section  (by pressing "play" you reach the section of the service discussed …

… in water swim here and there...’ Since children already sing this song, it is probably very old. But what is … dance was called Tschamlen, and therefore people used to sing the following song: ‘Bischof, Bischof, Schamele,/bis i …

Love song in a clearly Western style and in 6/8. It consists of quatrains of long verses…

… in Jerusalem, in the Batei Verner neighborhood, used to sing in the 50's and the 60's a tenu’a before saying the blessing for the new month. The Chabad tradition is totally … significant Chabad gatherings (Hitva'aduyot), the Hassidim sing a medley of niggunim ('seder niggunim'), each of which …

… Halevi's poem. This poem by Halevi is a nashid with a single connecting rhyme, but when interwoven with Hisdai's … his poem as inspiration for his own creation. Yosef Ozeiri sings two alternating melodies. The first and third stanzas …

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… July 21, 1913. Cylinder # 658.         2:02 The informant sings the first two stanzas and half of the third one using two melodies. The first melody (stanza 1) is slow and …

The vocal 'pesrev' are a unique Hebrew genre in which the performer has to exhibit…

… the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche sings in the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is the soul … many movies and television series, and guided choirs and singing groups. Heiman was born in Riga, Latvia on May 6, …

De boca del Dio (lit. ‘From God’s Mouth,’ meaning ‘From God’s Voice’) This is perhaps…