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The Dead Sea Festival and Sephardic song

World Routes Israel

Moshe meets the queen mother of central bus station music. Plus, a disappearing Iraqi tradition in Tel Aviv, Russian and Algerian roots at the Dead Sea Festival, and a trip to the Wailing Wall.

In the second programme, Moshe meets the queen mother of central bus station music, a singer who's just had her vocal chords removed after suffering cancer.

Plus, a disappearing Iraqi tradition in Tel Aviv, Russian and Algerian roots at the Dead Sea Festival, and a trip to Jerusalem to celebrate Simhat Torah at the Wailing Wall and to hear songs from an ancient Sephardic neighbourhood.

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Sat 27 Aug 2005 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music and featured items

  • Tel Aviv鈥檚 bus station.

    Moshe Morad starts the programme at Tel Aviv鈥檚 old central bus station.

    Duration: 03:11

  • Music Played

    • Ahuva Ozeri

      Heichan Ha'hayal

  • Ahuva Ozeri.

    Ahuva Ozeri 鈥渢he great priestess of oriental music鈥� tells Moshe about her childhood .

    Duration: 07:45

  • Music Played

    • Ahuva Ozeri

      Mi Ya'aneni

    • Zohar and Ahuva Ozeri

      Zichronot

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • A musical encounter.

    Moshe hears a musical encounter between two famous oud players and singers

    Duration: 08:21

  • Music Played

    • Yair Dalal and Abdu Mata

      Miba'ad Le'Arafel Einaich

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • Traditional oriental instruments

    Old Iraqi Jewish musicians sing and play oriental instruments, such as qanoon and oud,

    Duration: 04:58

  • Music Played

    • Yair Dalal and Abdu Mata

      Traditional Arab tune

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Iraqi musicians

      Nazam el Gazalli's song

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Iraqi musicians

      Traditional Iraqi Maqam music

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • Traditional Yiddish lullabies.

    Moshe listens to Romanian-born Monica Vardimon singing two traditional Yiddish lullabies

    Duration: 05:53

  • Music Played

    • Monika Vardimon

      Rizinkis mit Mandelen (Yiddish lullaby)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Monika Vardimon

      Yankele (Yiddish lullaby)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • Moshe at the Dead Sea.

    Moshe at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth.

    Duration: 07:12

  • Music Played

    • Amir Ben Ayun

      Improvising (Moshe talking over the music)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Arkadi Duchin

      Mi Ohev Otach Yoter Mimeni

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • Amir Ben- Ayun.

    Listen to Amir Ben- Ayun, from Algerian origin, live at the dead sea festival.

    Duration: 07:50

  • Music Played

    • Amir Ben Ayun

      Vocal Mawwal

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Amir Ben Ayun

      Kshe'at Atsuva

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Amir ben Ayun

      Nitsaht iti Hakol

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • At the wailing wall.

    Moshe Morad and producer James Parkin at the wailing wall joining the Hassidic dancing.

    Duration: 02:53

  • Music Played

    • Hassidic Jews

      Hassidic Jewish chanting at the wailing wall

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Yasmin Levy and Kochava Levy

      Nani Nani (Ladino lullaby)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • At the house of Kochava Levy.

    At the house of Kochava Levy, the mother of World Music star Yasmin Levy.

    Duration: 08:52

  • Music Played

    • Kochava Levy

      Adonai, Shamati Shim'acha (ancient Jewish prayer)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Yasmin Levy, Ishay Amir and Kochava Levy

      Avre la Puerta

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

    • Idan Raichel

      Im Tehpetsa (voice of Ihya Tsuberi)

      • 大象传媒 Recording on location.

  • Moshe looks back on his trip.

    Moshe summarises the musical trip in Israel.

    Duration: 02:09

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Dec 2004 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3
  • Sat 27 Aug 2005 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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