[HANASHIR:16731] Iraq

[Lisa B. Segal <lisabsegal...>]

Hi Meris - Richard Kaplan might be a good source -- he has a wonderful Iraqi 
piece on his 1999 CD "Tuning the Soul" -- "Hallelu Avdey Adonai".  
www.kaplanmusic.com or kaplanmusic (at) hotmail(dot)com(dot)

Best, Lisa B. Segal

From: "Meris Ruzow" 
Subject: [HANASHIR:16710] RE: raq
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:26:05 -0500


Friends, I am looking for Jewish music  from the country of Iraq.  Can anyone 
suggest resources, either written or audio?

Thanks,

Meris Ruzow

meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com





Meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com




Dear Meris,

At CAJE, 2002 in TX there was an incredible group of 4 ladies from the Austin 
area called Divahn (a word common to Hebrew, Persian and Arabic and means a 
collection of songs or poetry). If I remember correctly the lead singer, Galeet 
Dardashti's grandparents were from Iran. The music is from Iran, Iraq, Israel, 
Turkey. Styles: Mizrakhi, Ladino with very eclectic instruments. Not sure if 
this is what you are looking for but very intersting and well done.
http://www.divahn.com
L'hetroit,
Chava Lebowitz



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