Re: Rock of (Moroccan) Ages

[Joel Bresler <joel.br...>]

Khevre,

I'm pretty sure I've heard it on a commercial recording. All my LPs are 
packed away right now (it's a long story...) but if I find anything I will 
report back to the list.

Best,

J

At 06:38 AM 12/19/2001 -0500, Judith R Cohen wrote:
>Actually, I don't know. I've heard it during fieldwork and at one of the
>Moroccan synagogues and Solly used to sing it in the good old Gerineldo
>days - but I don't even think I have a field tape of it for some reason,
>maybe an old one of Solly. There aren't that many CD's of Moroccan
>Jewish religious music, and I don't think it's on the Paul Bowles
>re-issue (Rounder) which in any case isn't from the north (ex-Spanish
>zone) of Morocco.
>Solly is enlisting my help on a project to sing - and produce a fully
>annotated CD - all or almost all the Tangier repertoire piyyutim, we've
>been working on them bit by bit.
>Cheers, Judith
>
> > On what CDs *can* we hear what Moroccan cantors do with the tune, Judith?!
> >
> > Would much like to hear --
> >
> > Robert Cohen
> >
> >
> > >re Ma'oz Tsur - you HAVE to hear what Moroccan cantors do with the tune!
> > >It will transform your concept of it forever.... Judith
> > >
>



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