Re: misirlou

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

Edwin Seroussi wrote a very insightful about that whole phenomenon,
called Musica Mizrachit, dealing with not only the George Delaras,
Glykeria cult but also the other neo-eastern styles which you can buy or
hear en masse at the Tel Aviv bus station... Josh Horowitz
 
> Come to think of it, I have heard some Yiddish music enthusiasts (commonly
> known as Klezmer Geeks) criticize Israeli music as being unauthentic and too
> Western sounding. I wonder if some Israelis have been attracted to Greek folk
> music because it has more of the Eastern folk music to it, compared to what
> some people call Israeli "fakelore."
> 
> Josh


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