Re: Afghanistan

[Leopold N Friedman <apikoyros...>]

Earlier this year, Noa Lachman (jmduk (at) hotmail(dot)com) wrote 
that a new CD was available from Jewish Music Distribution called
Music of the Oriental Jews. (Is this EUCD1600?) 

These are field recordings made in 1957 by ethnomusicologist 
Deben Bhattacharya of the music of Jews from Morocco, Algeria, 
Tunisia, Yemen and Bukhara. I think I remember these recordings 
from the Westminster LPs named "In Israel Today".

The following Bukharan listings were included in the CD: Uzbek Flute;
Bukhari Modes; Tulkum (Love song); Uzbek Love Song;
and Kashgarchi Tuichi (Bukhari love song).

Although Bukhara is in Uzbekistan, Sandee Brawarsky's article 
about Central Asian (Bukharan) Jews in Queens, NY (New York 
Times Nov 16, 2001) says that the term Bukharan applies to all 
Central Asian Jews, apparently including those from Afghanistan.  

Lee

On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:19:00 -0500 "Bob Wiener" <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
writes:
Visiting friends just asked me if I had any recordings of Jewish Music
from Afghanistan.  (Apparently there's a dispute between Jews in Kabul as
to who should safeguard a sefer Torah  -- did I get that right?)

Well, friends, any in your collections?

Bob