Re: Cochin - Liturgy

[Klezcorner <Klezcorner...>]

In a message dated 10/8/2 3:29:00 AM, judithc (at) YorkU(dot)CA writes:

<< hi, someone mentioned the article on Cochin. Barbara Johnson did the
fieldwork with the COchini Jewish women years and years ago, as an
anthropologist, and , long story, but finally met Edwin Seroussi, - and
the CD will appear in February, in the usual well-annotated JMRC format.
 >>

Speaking of the music of Cochin, we have a 2 CD set "Synagogue Song - In the 
Tradition of the Jews of Cochin, Piyutim of the High Holy Days"

I was told by our distributor that this set is no longer in print, and we 
have a VERY limited supply. Included in the set is a booklet on the 
background on the Cochin community.
You can view this CD on our web site at this address:
http://www.hatikvahmusic.com/cgi-bin/details.pl?key=1003

>From the CD booklet.
This set consists of 2 CDs, one for Yom Kippur, and one for Rosh Hashana. 
Included are 2 booklets written in Hebrew. For Several hundred years from the 
4th century until the 15th century, there existed in Kodungalloor-Crangoanore 
(India) an independent Jewish State, quite probably the only independent 
Jewish territory in the world between the destruction of the Second temple 
and the establishment of the State of Israel. For five hundred years the 
Jewish community lived under the rule of the three European powers who in 
turn governed the area of Cochin: the Portuguese (1494-1662); the Dutch 
(1662-1795);and the British(1795-1947).As a result of the conquests, the 
original Jews of Cochin were joined by European Jews--Spanish, Portuguese, 
Ashkenazim, Yemenites, Jews from Syria, Spanish Morocco, Persian and at a 
later stage- from the 19th century on - Iraqi Jews as well. Because of the 
incorporation of the migrants into Cochin, the melodies of the High holy Days 
reflect a fascinating combining of various communities and thus we are able 
to identify musical traditions of Jews from Babylon, Yemen, Spain, Aleppo, 
etc. 

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Thank You
Simon
Hatikvah Music
323) 655-7083
www.hatikvahmusic.com

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