Re: New UK Release: Music of the Oriental Jews

[Leopold N Friedman <apikoyros...>]

Noa,
For me (I no longer have the Westminster recordings) and
others who are interested, how would we go about obtaining
the CD from Jewish Music Distribution?
Lee

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:21:29 -0500 Joel Bresler
<jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com> writes:
> HI, thanks, Noa, I already have it...
> 
> Bhattacharya's field recordings have appeared on a bewildering array 
> of LPs 
> and CD re-releases from the US, the UK and France (and I'm sure 
> elsewhere.) 
> So it's hard to be definitive about where this stuff might have 
> shown up 
> before. But I'm pretty sure about the following LPs, for starters:
> 
>  >North Africa
>  >1. Hijaz Masaqi
>  >2. Wedding song
>  >3. Airag
>  >4. Ya Ribbon Alam
>  >5. En Kelohenu
>  >6. Taqsim on Qanun
>  >7. Love Song
>  >8. Lament
> 
> Most or all originally released on In Israel Today, Vol. 2, Music of 
> the 
> Jews From Morocco, Westminster Westminster WF 12027 (also seemingly 
> 
> released as W.9806)
> 
>  >Yemen
>  >9. Halil
>  >10. Yedid Nafshi
>  >11. Love Song
> 
> Most or all originally released on In Israel Today, Vol. 3, Songs of 
> the 
> Jews from Yemen, the Atlas Mountains, Tunisia and Spain, Westminster 
> WF 12028
> 
>  >Bukhara
>  >12. Uzbek Flute
>  >13. Bukhari Modes
>  >14. Tulkum (Love song)
>  >15. Uzbek Love Song
>  >16. Kashgarchi Tuichi (Bukhari love song)
> 
> Most or all originally released on In Israel Today, Vol. 1, Songs 
> and 
> Dances of the Jews from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, and Cochin, Westminster 
> WF 12026
> 
> (The fourth volume dealt w/ Ashkenaz music, BTW.)
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> J
> 
> 
> At 09:22 PM 3/19/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Noa,
> >
> >Thanks for telling us.  Do you know if it was ever available on 
> LP?
> >
> >Bob
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Noa Lachman <jmduk (at) hotmail(dot)com>
> >To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> >Date: Monday, March 19, 2001 8:01 PM
> >Subject: New UK Release: Music of the Oriental Jews
> >
> >
> > >Music of the Oriental Jews
> > >
> > >There is a new release on a British label which I believe this 
> list
> >will
> > >find very interesting, specially Joel Bresler?
> > >
> > >This CD is available from us, Jewish Music Distribution.
> > >
> > >Yours
> > >
> > >Noa
> > >
> > >Music of the Oriental Jews
> > >
> > >Authentic filed recordings made in 1957 by ethnomusicologist 
> Deben
> > >Bhattacharya. Music of Jewish people from Morocco, Algeria, 
> Tunisia,
> >Yemen
> > >and Bukhara (in Uzbekistan, central Asia). Ethnic instruments, 
> such
> >as the
> > >Oud, qanun, darbukka, chang, (dulcimer) kamancha (fiddle) the 
> tambur
> >(lute)
> > >doira (drum) and even kerosene tins. Extensive explanations to 
> music
> >and
> > >instruments plus photos in the booklet.
> > >
> > >North Africa
> > >1. Hijaz Masaqi
> > >2. Wedding song
> > >3. Airag
> > >4. Ya Ribbon Alam
> > >5. En Kelohenu
> > >6. Taqsim on Qanun
> > >7. Love Song
> > >8. Lament
> > >
> > >Yemen
> > >9. Halil
> > >10. Yedid Nafshi
> > >11. Love Song
> > >
> > >Bukhara
> > >12. Uzbek Flute
> > >13. Bukhari Modes
> > >14. Tulkum (Love song)
> > >15. Uzbek Love Song
> > >16. Kashgarchi Tuichi (Bukhari love song)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
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