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VZL 118: Folk Music of Israel


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Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberVZL 118
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Vistas of Israel
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number801192
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Folk Music of Israel

Hillel and Aviva are a husband and wife duo and today's program presents 3 selections performed at concerts and recorded live. They first met in 1946, but did not perform together until 1948, during a visit to the USA. Aviva uses a "tof miriam", a small clay pot covered over in goat skin. Hillel uses a "halil", a shepherd's pipe.

1) V'haya Bayom Hahu, When Judgment Day Comes, is from the book of Zachariah. 1:55 - 5:03

2) Al'Chomo-tayich Y'rushalaim, At Your Wall, Jerusalem, is a very stirring and lively song about the liberation of the City. 5:58 - 8:41

3) Shach Evrak, Land, My Land, is a joyous song to the changing by the pioneers of the desert to land that could be cultivated. 9:22 - 12:35

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1 - Folk Music of Israel
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