Oh, Lovely Parrot!

Oh, Lovely Parrot!

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Jewish Women’s Songs from Kerala

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SKU: AMTI 0403 Category:
Product ID: 3778

Description

For centuries, the Jewish women of Cochin have been singing Jewish songs in the Malayalam language of Kerala, their ancient homeland on the tropical southwest coast of India. The 42 songs on this CD represent just a fraction of their traditional repertoire as preserved in more than 300 written texts, though the melodies of most of the songs have been forgotten. Until recently, the performance of these songs was in danger of being lost altogether with the immigration of almost all the Cochin Jews to Israel, where younger generations no longer understand Malayalam. Fortunately, a collaborative project is now under way, with a team of international scholars, studying and translating the songs, and a group of Cochin women dedicated to reviving their performance. This CD is one result of this collaboration.

Material Type: Recordings
Editor: Johnson Barbara C. ( 1940 – )
Publisher: Jewish Music Research Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Place of Publication: Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Recordig: Israel, Cochin
Year: 2004
Edition: 1
Series: Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel
Volume: 18
Recording Number: AMTI 0403
Media: CD
Pages: 1 CD + Booklet
Language: Hebrew, Malayalam
Country/ Area: India
Tradition: Cochin

Additional information

Weight 1.5 lbs
Sample MP3 File

http://mhb.myisraelconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cochin28.mp3

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