making wax cylinder recordings of Jewish folk music — instrumental tunes, Yiddish songs and Hebrew chants that had been a vibrant part of local Jewish life for generations. Not long afterwards, this ...

Udi Raveh is the son of Ilka and Aviva Raveh, famous Israeli singers who were the pioneers of some of the first Israeli folk songs ... larger than life in both music, in overcoming injuries ...

The music of the Middle East has been influenced by many different religions and cultures. As well as the religious influences of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Druze, there are traces of ...