Artist: Various Artists

Title: Folk Music of Palestine / Various

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Folkways Records

UPC: 093070440821

Genre: International

Album Tracks

1. Gulait Dore
2. Al Matcha Anora
3. Tulkum Song of Sandy Hills
4. Raftam Rayi
5. Taki Chasma
6. Recitation from Firdausi's Shaname
7. Ve Eem Lo Akshav
8. Aharei Mot
9. Kedusha
10. Kether
11. Song of Moses (Exodus Xiv, 30)
12. Cerimonial Song
13. Prophet's Birthday Song Light of the Redeemed Noor Al Muffadah Lah
14. Song of the Ramadan for the Month of Fasting
15. Recitation from the Koran
16. Love Song

In this 1959 collection, American folklorist Harold Courlander documents a tradition of Palestinian folk song that has previously been known only through oral ritual. The compilation features vocally driven recordings as they are performed for ceremonial and spiritual purposes, including "Song of the Month of Fasting," "Recitation from the Koran," and several wedding songs. Songs capture different dialects and regional choral techniques. Liner notes include a comparison of the various cultural origins of Middle Eastern music, as well as descriptions and musical analyses of each song.