RE: International Jewish Music survey recordings

[Abbi Wood <acw24...>]

Yes, I can't see it on the website... but it definitely exists and it
definitely WAS on the web site about a year ago... probably the best thing
would be to contact the JMRC directly? Perhaps someone from there is on
the list?

Abbi

On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Evan Rapport wrote:

> I went to the Web site and couldn't find this CD...saw various CDs under the
> heading of ANTHOLOGY OF MUSICAL TRADITIONS IN ISRAEL but nothing that looked
> specifically like the one you refer to. Looks very interesting
> 
> Thanks,
> Evan
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Abbi Wood [mailto:acw24 (at) hermes(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:30 PM
> > To: World music from a Jewish slant
> > Cc: World music from a Jewish slant
> > Subject: Re: International Jewish Music survey recordings
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Joel,
> > 
> > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem produced a tape/CD called "Musical
> > Traditions in Israel: Treasures of the National Sound 
> > Archives" (1992). It
> > has 24 tracks including music from Jewish communities of 
> > Tangier, Greece,
> > France, Italy, Turkey, Yemen, Ethiopia, Gur Hassidim... (also 
> > there are a
> > few tracks of other local communities including Arabs, Bedouins, Greek
> > Orthodox...). A lot of the recordings were made by eminent 
> > ethnographers
> > both inside and outside Israel, and it's an extremely interesting and
> > diverse collection. I got my copy directly from the Jewish 
> > Music Research
> > Centre of the Hebrew University; they have a web site at
> > http://shum.cc.huji.ac.il/~jmrc/jmrc.htm with contact details.
> > 
> > Abbi
> > 
> > On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Joel Bresler wrote:
> > 
> > > Chevra:
> > > 
> > > Can people weigh in with opinions on good survey recordings 
> > that cover the 
> > > music of the etended) Diaspora? Either LP or more modern 
> > formats, with a 
> > > sentence or two about their merits?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > Joel
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Joel Bresler
> > > 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> > > Lexington, MA 02420 USA
> > > 
> > > Home Office:    781-862-4104
> > > FAX:            781-862-0498
> > > Email:          jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 


--Abbi Wood

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