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VZL 191: Folk Songs of Israel
| Collection(s) | Judaic |
| Catalogue Number | VZL 191 |
| Matrix Number | N/A |
| Record Label | Vistas of Israel |
| Record Format | 33 1/3 RPM - 12" |
| Shelf Number | 801019 |
| Number of Tracks | N/A |
| Date Recorded | N/A |
| Album Artists | |
| Notes | Folk Songs of Israel: Yaffa Yarkoni This broadcast features Yaffa Yarkoni, one of best known Israeli singing artists. After an accident prevented her from fulfilling her dreams as a dancer she began singing to entertain the troops and quickly became a headliner. 1) Eretz Zuvat Chalav Ud’Vash (The Land Of Milk And Honey). 1:58 - 4:48 2) B’arvot Ha'Negev (On The Plains Of The Negev) is a song that tells of a mother who has lost her son in the War for Independence and another soldier who tells her that he will be her son. 5:55 - 9:11 3) Shoshana tells the story of the captain of the ship, Shoshana. Shoshana's goal was to bring immigrants to Palestine, during the British Mandate in the 1940's. 9:51 - 12:03 |
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