Re: Music of exile

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Joel,

The movie "The Education of Little Tree" has an effective telling of
the  march as well.  It is only spoken word, but it might translate
effectively to radio.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Pinnolis <pinnolis (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Music of exile


>Joel:
>If you want to include Native Americans, you may want to look into
the
>North Carolina production of "Unto These Hills" at the Oconaluftee
Village
>which commemorates the expulsion and forced march of the native
Cherokee on
>the "Trail of Tears", as it is rightfully called. I haven't seen this
since
>I was a child, but I still remember the play and the powerful musical
score
>that accompanied the drama. While not written "at the time", it is
still a
>commemorative drama of forced exile.
http://www.imagesbuilder.com/cherokee/
>
>
>Also: for websites for other native tribes (other than this from my
home
>state), email me off site. A few years ago, I put together a
bibliography
>of websites on Native Americans here at the library and I will dig
them out
>for you if you want.
>Judy
>
>
>At 10:11 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you 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
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
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