Yemen Blues does this via West African music and funk, while the composers of the Jewish Folk Music Society did the same thing using European art music before the Russian Revolution. They show how the ...

At a recent henna celebration at the Yemeni Heritage Center in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, the bride had three ensemble changes, each representing a city or region in Yemen. Although both the bride and ...

Oscar Julius Quartet; unidentified balalaika orchestra; various performers. Table of contents Medley of traditional songs and dances -- The butcher : from The witch / Goldfadden -- Russian sher -- ...

Brazil is not usually considered to be one of the worldwide centers of cultural Jewish life. But the country recently hosted what is believed to be the largest Jewish dance festival outside Israel.

What makes a dance Jewish? To answer this question, you have to identify the similarities between the ecstatic, joyful round dances of the Hasidim and the politically-inspired, modernist choreography ...