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Let Jasmine Rain Down: Song and Remembrance Among Syrian Jews [With *]
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When Jews left Aleppo, Syria, in the early twentieth century and established communities abroad, they carried with them a repertory of songs (pizmonim) with sacred Hebrew texts set to melodies borrowed from the popular Middle Eastern Arab musical tradition. Let Jasmine Rain Down tells the story of the pizmonim as they have continued to be composed, performed, and transformed through the present day; it is thus an innovative ethnography...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226752127
ISBN13:9780226752129
Release Date:December 1998
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:310 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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Arts & Literature Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Composers & Musicians Ethnic & International Ethnic & National Ethnomusicology Jewish Judaism Middle East Music Musical Genres Performing Arts Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies SyriaCustomer Reviews
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