Nitzan Hen Razael
Violinist & Singer
1975-
Hisqil Qassab
Iraqi maqam reciter and Iraqi singer
Hesqil Kassab was one of the most famous Iraqi maqam reciters in the twentieth century. He was the title of pioneer of neoclassical singing in Maqam, and he was almost one of the most prominent Iraqi singers from among the Jews of Iraq.
1899-1969
Milo Hamamah
singer of Iraqi music
Well-known singer of Iraqi music in Israel. Born in Iraqi, immigrated to Israel in 1950. Learned Iraqi music in Israel, motivated by ethnic pride. Occasionally attempted to sing the Iraqi maqam.
See: Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited by Esther Warkov.
1943-
Alicia Benassayag Bendayan
Ladino Singer
Courtney Blue
The Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns the passing of Moroccan Jewish folk singer Alicia (Benassayag) Bendayan on Friday, June 11, 2021, just weeks before her 99th birthday on June 29. Throughout Alicia’s long life, she treasured within her memory the Judeo-Spanish songs of the North Moroccan Sephardic community, playing a substantial role in the documentation of this repertoire during an impressive period spanning seventy years.
1922-2021
Brakha Tzefira
Israeli Singer and collector of Jewish Yemenite music.
1910-1990
Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz
Performer
1. Yoshke And The Beanstalk
2. Little Red Rosenberg
3. Fancy Herringer
4. Chinderella
5. Wild Bill Hickop
6. Bagel Lox And The Tree Bears
7. Hansel And Gensel
Material Type:
Recordings
Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades
Performer
1. Yiddish Mule Train
2. Bagel Call Rag
3. The Baby, The Bubbe and You
4. Dos Geshray Fun Der Vilde Katshke
5. Come On A House
6. Borsht Riders In The Sky
7. She'll Be Coming ' Round Di Katzkills
8. Sound Off (Duckworth Chant)
Material Type:
Recordings
Hava Nagila--Come Let Us Be Joyous
Performer
Performer
Click Here for Slide Show
This entry is part of an online exhibit entitled: "Hava Nagila: From Idelsohn to Belafonte & Beyond," prepared by Eva Heinstein with help from the JMRC staff. To view the exhibit in its entirety click on the link above.
Material Type:
Recordings
Year:
1958
Madama Europa, Jewish Singer in Late Renaissance Mantua
Brother of Salamone Rossi
Material Type:
Articles in Journals
Year:
1995
Doubly Tainted, Doubly Talented: The Jewish Poet Sara Copio (d. 1641) as a Heroic Singer
Depicts the challenges and successes of a woman musician living in 17th century Venice
Material Type:
Articles in Journals
Year:
1996
- 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.