The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

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 11: Folk Music of Israel


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberVZL 11
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Vistas of Israel
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number801125
Number of Tracks1
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Folk Music Of Israel: The Moroccan Influence

Israeli Jewish music from Morocco has its roots first with the Spanish Jews and then after the Inquisition, with Jews who fled to North Africa.

1) Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is chanted by a Moroccan. 1:23 - 2:57

2) This Jewish Moroccan wedding dance uses Arabic instruments and has a unique sound. 3:30 - 6:16

3) This romantic song, sung by a male singer with a small male back-up group is played with Arabic instruments. 6:41 - 12:38

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Folk Music of Israel
Composer(s) : N/A