[HANASHIR:5918] Re: Ancient music bank?

[Victor Tunkel <V.Tunkel...>]

>We have in our congregation an elderly man from Egypt who can beautifully
sing hundreds of ancient prayer melodies and trope.  A congregant has
suggested a recording project to document these dying melodies.  She is
wondering if a Jewish music bank or project to preserve such melodies from
dwindling Jewish communities already exists.  
>
>Thanks,
>Rachelle Shubert
>notfranz (at) total(dot)net
>
>Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
>4100 Sherbrooke Street West
>Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1A5
>Telephone:  (514) 937-3575
>FAX:  (514) 937-7058
>

Dear Rachelle:  Bet HaTefutsot (at Ramat Aviv) has the most important Jewish
sound archive in the world for this material.  They collect actively. Please
contact them.  I haven't their website details handy.  If you don't know
them, I am  sure someone does and will reply to your message.  Otherwise I
will send them to you.  Victor Tunkel

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