[HANASHIR:5185] Re: Kol Han'shama

[Carole Rivel <crivel...>]

Please note that on Debbie's, "It's You" album, the song is listed as Hallelu,
and the only words used are: Halleluyah...hallelu.
Carole Rivel

Joanna Selznick Dulkin wrote:

> FYI,
> the "traditional" Kol Han'shama on Debbie's album is not, well,
> traditional, the tune comes from a pakistani sufi chant and, so far as I
> know, the Jewish community hasn't been singing it for more than 5 years!
> We have to be very careful when we use the word "traditional" -- many songs
> we think are Really Old are, in the large scheme of things, Very New.
>

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