Re: Music of exile

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Wolf's post got me thinking again that Jews are more likely to be
interested in writing about certain themes (e.g., exile, slavery) in
their music because of the Jewish historical experience and Hebrew
Scriptures.

These two themes in particular are shared with those (e.g., Africans
in the United States and in the Caribbean) who identify with these
themes in the Hebrew Scriptures (e.g., Jimmy Cliff's reggae By the
Rivers of Babylon and the spiritual Go Down Moses).

I'm sure that much has been written on this in the context of Jewish
political involvement in the civil rights movement (and Kossovo).
Although I don't know what the seminal article/work would be.
(Jonathan?)  But is there any writing on the musical aspect?  (Alex?
David?)

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Kame'a Media <media (at) kamea(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: Music of exile


>Dear Joel:
>
>I suggest: "Sail Away" by Randy Newman.
>
>Wolf Krakowski
>
>Joel Bresler wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends:
>>
>> I am preparing a radio show on the music of exile and songs
concerned with
>> the loss of a homeland. My preferred focus will be music that
resulted from
>> a large group of people uprooted, as opposed to the individual
exile, but I
>> won't let that get in the way of great music. The show will have
some
>> Jewish selections but be predominantly from other traditions. I'm
pretty
>> well covered on the Al Naharot Bavel/By the waters of Babylon/Psalm
137 and
>> Sephardic front, but would appreciate more interesting/obscure
Ashkenazi
>> selections.
>>
>> Separately from this list's focus, I would be particularly
interested in
>> Native American selections and selections from South America, Asia
and
>> Africa, in addition to more obscure European examples. Kindly send
me your
>> suggestions, on the list if you think they would be of general
interest,
>> else private email would be fine.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Joel
>>
>> Joel Bresler
>> 250 E. Emerson Rd.
>> Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>>
>> Home:           781-862-2432
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>> Email:          jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com
>>
>
>
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