Re: songs of peace

[DAVID CHEVAN <dchevan...>]

Shirona,
You've asked a good question that I too have been trying to research from my 
own perspective.  To date I have not had any luck and I've even been enlisting 
the assistance of some radio DJs who have greater access to Arabic music than I 
do.  The closest I have come has been Abdullah Ibrahim's "Water From An Ancient 
Well."  But that is a jazz instrumental piece and won't help you in this 
matter.  Please let me know if you find anything as I very much am interested 
in adding some peace pieces by Arabic composers to The Afro-Semitic 
Experience's repertoire.

David
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Shirona 
  To: World music from a Jewish slant 
  Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:19 PM
  Subject: songs of peace



  Shalom...

  Going over my reference books, looking for material on Yom Ha'atzma'ut... I 
realize that we must have hundreds of songs with the word "Shalom" in them.  I 
mean songs in Hebrew written by Israelis, wishing, yearning for peace.  So I 
was wondering - are there songs in Arabic expressing similar wishes...?  I 
don't know for sure - but I doubt it.  I think this would make an interesting 
"study".

  Really depressed about the situation,

  Shirona
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