Documentary | written by Yves Touati | directed by Emmanuel Chouraqui
France 2004|| 52 minutes || French & hebrew, english, amhary, aramaik with English subtitles
Shalomm leben dodi
Tsurat ofer
Shir hashikor
Hareni shar
Natan
Yom ze le-Israel
A review indicting the actions of different social forces negotiating the nature and meaning of popular music in Israel. Includes a discussion on: the different musical genres in the field and their social context; the hierarchy between those genres; the social and cultural factors involved in producing and preserving the hierarchy; the social forces and musical genres in conflict with the existing situation, and the dynamics of change resulting from this conflict.
This article reports findings of the authors research concerning the interrelationship of social and musical change among Jewish Oriental ethnic groups in Israel.