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Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.
VZL 179: Folk Songs of Israel
| Collection(s) | Judaic |
| Catalogue Number | VZL 179 |
| Matrix Number | N/A |
| Record Label | Vistas of Israel |
| Record Format | 33 1/3 RPM - 12" |
| Shelf Number | 801013 |
| Number of Tracks | N/A |
| Date Recorded | N/A |
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| Notes | Hillel and Aviva Sing the Folk Songs of Israel Recorded in March 1959 at Town Hall in New York, these songs incorporate authentic ancient instruments. Aviva uses a small drum of goat skin stretched over a clay pot and Hillel uses a shepard's pipe fashioned from a type of reed. Hillel and Aviva began singing together in 1948. 1) V'haya B'yom Hahu (When Judgment Day Comes) was set to words from the book of Zachariah describing the Day of Judgment. 1:53 - 5:01 2) Al Chomotayich Y'rushalaim (At Your Walls, Jerusalem) is a song about the return to Jerusalem. 6:01 - 8:40 3) Shakh Evrakh is about the reclamation of the desert into fertile land. 9:25 - 12:34 |
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