Sephardi Sh'ma (was Re: Governess, one last time)

[Joe Kurland and Peggy Davis <ganeydn...>]

The Sh'ma wasn't performed by Ofra Haza.  It was chanted by the chazzan and
congregation in the synagogue scene.  If it didn't make it onto the CD,
it's a real shande (shame).  I was pleased that whoever was the musical
advisor had the knowledge and derekh erets (respect) to use "adoshem
elokeynu" instead of the actual name of God.

So, will the real musical advisor please stand up?

We may have to wait for the video of this film to be able to hear it at home.

gut shabbos,

Joe

At 12:02 PM -0500 12/4/98, Joel Bresler wrote:
>HI, Joe. I have not seen the movie, and so can't comment. Can someone else?
>
>The liner notes are exactly what you'd expect - no explanation of sources,
>no credit to the performing artists from whom they learned the music
>(except, possibly, the Burning Bush), no identification of songs (i.e.,
>Cuando El Rey Nimrod is labeled Purim Dance."
>
>If Haza does a version of the Sh'ma, it certainly did register. There is no
>spoken version of it.
>
>Shabbat shalom,
>
>Joel
>
>At 11:56 PM 12/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>But does the CD have the Sh'ma from the opening scene?  I'd buy it just for
>>that.  I'd still like to know how authentic it is though.
>>
>>Zayt gezunt (be healthy),
>>
>>Yosl (Joe) Kurland
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>>At 3:47 PM -0500 12/3/98, Joel Bresler wrote:
>>>OK, I've bought and listened to the CD. The complete, identifiable songs
>>>are: Cuando el rey nimrod (Instrumental), La Serena (vocal by Ofra Haza),
>>>Adio, Querida (ditto), and "Yo m'enamori d'un aire" (instrumental.) The
>>>instrumentals are in quasi-early music style.
>>>
>>>The soundtrack also has fleeting fragments of other songs, as well as Haza
>>>doing some atmospheric wordless vocals. The latter style is interesting to
>>>me - it's deracinated, almost a copy of a copy. It's not Haza doing Fifty
>>>Gates of Wisdom or Najma doing Qareeb or Loreena McKennitt or Clannad on
>>>their Celtic-inflected disks. Instead, it's a pop version of what "ethnic"
>>>or "world" music might sound like.
>>>
>>>IMHO, anyway!
>>>
>>>Joel
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
>
>Joel Bresler
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