RE: Indian - Iraqi 78's

[Jewish Music Institute <jewishmusic...>]

I forwarded this information /request from Julian Futter to the expert in Iraqi 
Jewish music
Dr Sara Manasseh [sara (at) manasseh(dot)co(dot)uk] her is her reply
As Julian and Sara are both in London, you might like to get in touch with each 
other and
a project may arise.
Geraldine



Dear Geraldine,
Thank you for the email.
It sound very interesting, and I would be interested in hearing / seeing the 
78s.

I think it is important for these items to be re-released as CDs -- I would 
certainly be keen
to work on such a project.
The Hazan Shlomo Muallim mentioned below, is considered to be the finest of 
Baghdadian Hazans
in the 20th century.
Salim Daoud was know to be a prolific composer of songs and talented 
instrumentalist.
I would be very interested in seeing the Odeon test pressings with Arabic.

I have a number of songs on tape of Iraqi-Jewish religious song recorded in 
Baghdad by the
singer Haguli Shummel Darzi, on Baidaphone. These were given to me by someone 
who lived in
India, and who had received the original 78rpms in the 1920s from Baghdad.
There are other recordings too, available of Jewish singers in Baghdad and 
Bombay -- I would
be very interested in working on releasing these items on CD.
Best wishes,
Sara

At 02:06 AM 23/9/2002 +0100, you wrote:

I have just come across a number of 78s which came from a Jew whom I am told 
lived in India
until 1947.

Does anyone have any info on any of  the following recordings:

Simeon Jacob on the King record label made in Bombay . They include Adon Alom 
and Hatikvah
and are sung in Hebrew to an oriental accompaniment.


Selim Daoud on the Baidaphone  and Odeon labels


Jsshac Maroudy on Baidaphon


Hazzan Solomon Mouallim (Iraqi)on HMV  singing Socca Welolab


There are also some Odeon test pressings but they only have arab script which I 
cant read but
they do of course have matrix numbers which I could let anyone who is 
interested have.


Julian Futter






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