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VZL 455: Songs of Israel

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Album Info
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberVZL 455
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Vistas of Israel
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number801395
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Songs of Israel/Ami Shavit

Ami Shavit is said to have the voice of a turtle dove and is a relatively new discovery for the time of this broadcast of Vistas of Israel. There are 5 selections on this program centering around the Spring season:

1) Ezir Bocher Shel Zahav, Such A Golden Morning, is sung by The Schir Schir Chorus.

2) Im Mo Havitach Bakayitz, If I Love You In The Summer, is a love song sung by Ami Shavit as are the remainder of the songs on this recording.

3) Hom Tin Ha'La'viv, Wait For The Spring, is a love song imploring the singer's girl to wait for him in the Spring.

4) The White Flower (no Hebrew title given), is the love story of a white flower given by the singer to his girl.

5) B'et Ha'Ba'Vot, The Doll's House, is both wri tten and sung by Ami Shavit and is the story of a doll's house in a Tel Aviv shop window in Springtime.
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Tracks Info
1 - Songs of Israel
Composer(s) : N/A