Fwd: Maftirim, Ottoman Hebrew Sacred Songs

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

I got several copies of this spammed to me, but it occurs to me that it is an 
exciting-sounding album, so I forward it to the list in hopes that the 
announcement is both legitimate, and of interest.

ari

>From: "Ottoman Souvenir" <maftirim (at) ottomansouvenir(dot)com>
>Subject: Maftirim, Ottoman Hebrew Sacred Songs
>
>Hi,
>I am very excited to announce our new Cd, Maftirim, Ottoman 
>Hebrew Sacred Songs. It can be a valuable piece of your music 
>collection or an excellent gift for your relatives or friends. 
>You can listen all samples of tracks in our website.
>http://www.ottomansouvenir.com/Music/Albums/maftirim.htm
>
>Ottoman Hebrew Sacred Songs, MAFTIRIM
>The story of MAFTIRIM goes back as far as 1492 when the Jews 
>settled in Edirne (the old Adrianople in Thrace). From the 
>seventeenth century on, one of the most important centers of 
>musical and poetic creativity among Jews in the Ottoman Empire 
>developed in this city. According to a legend, the Maftirim 
>confraternity was established by Rabbi Israel Najara 
>(ca. 1555-1625) who appeared in a dream to the sexton of one 
>of the synagogues in Edirne and taught him the art of Ottoman 
>music and its adaptation to religious Hebrew poems. In the 
>beginning of the 18th century Jews and Turks worked together 
>in Synagogues and Mevlevi Convents and produced music in 
>various Turkish modes pesrev, semaii, yuruk, etc. In Edirne 
>Maftirim was born of Jewish Mystics and Sufies; this music 
>was played on traditional classic Turkish instruments. 
>(Detailed info is in the booklet)
>
>TRACKS
>1-Ses Taksim 
>2-Azkir Hasde El 
>3-Yismah Ar Tsiyon 
>4-Hades Kekedem 
>5-Mizmor Sir LeYom Asabat 
>6-Meulal Sem 
>7-Maru Kol Sarim 
>8-Eloe Tsidki 
>9-Hisavti 
>10-Ahare Nimkar 
>11-Ya Salad 
>12-Yistmah Salom 
>13-Akav Birhateha 
>14-Yeme Levavi Biroti 
>15-Yislah Misamayim 
>16-El Ar BatSiyon 
>17-A_u E__u 
>18-El Selah et Tisbi 
>19-Hag Amakabim 
>
>Act now and get more info at:
>http://www.ottomansouvenir.com/Music/Albums/maftirim.htm
>
>
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