Re: yemenite instruments

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

This article says that tin cans were used and so was the.
 tab'l

Helen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex J. Lubet" <lubet001 (at) umn(dot)edu>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: yemenite instruments


> My recollection is that the Yemenites play mostly or exclusively on found
> objects, like oil drums, which I suspect they would interpret as kosher in
the
> way that real i "instruments" aren't.
>
> Eliezer Kaplan wrote:
>
> > So that means percussion is not an instrument (halachically- for the
> > Yemenites)?
> >
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> > From: "Helen Winkler" <winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com>
> > To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: yemenite instruments
> >
> > >
> > > The article I have mentions the destruction of the temple as the
religious
> > > reason for not allowing instrumental music and quotes several Yemenite
> > Jews
> > > who made this statement.  However it also says that even Muslims were
not
> > > permitted to play musical instruments unless they were part of the
Inman's
> > > military band.  People still played music secretly.  I have scanned
the
> > > article into pdf format if anyone wants to read it.
> > > Helen
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > In a message dated 5/14/2003 7:26:14 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > > winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:
> > >
> > >  > Someone was asking whether the use of percussion only by Yemenite
Jews
> > > was
> > >  > due to political persecution or for religious reasons.
> > >
> > > The Yemenites with whom I lived for a while in Israel told me that it
was
> > > because Jews were not allowed to play musical instruments.  I never
heard
> > a
> > > religious reason.
> > > Lori @ MAX
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