Morocco : the music of the Jews of Morocco / Tel-Ad Jerusalem Studios ; The Israel Music Heritage Project ; creator and executive producer, Tzipora H. Jochsberger ; researcher and producer, Michal Ben-David ; scriptwriter, editor, and director, Asher Tlalim.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Tlalim, Asher, director, screenwriter.

Ben-David, Michal, producer, researcher.

Jochsberger, Tzipora H., producer, screenwriter.

Bookspan, Martin, narrator.

Bar, Shlomo, performer.

Chetrit, Joseph, composer, director.

Edery, David, performer.

Bahbot, Malka, performer.

Azerad, Jacob, performer.

Berirah ha-ṭivʻit (Musical group), performer.

Tsfon Maarav Ensemble, performer.

Yeshua Azulay and Ensemble, performer.

Tel-Ad Jerusalem Studios, producer.

Israel Music Heritage Project, producer.

Ergo Media Inc., distributor.

Edward J. Lewis Book Fund.

Series:

Jewish music heritage library ; v. 5.

Jewish music heritage library, a people and its music ; v.5

Language:

Berber (Other)

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews--Morocco--Music.

Jews.

Jews, Moroccan.

Music.

Songs, Hebrew.

Morocco.

Israel.

Songs, Hebrew--Morocco.

Jews, Moroccan--Israel--Music.

Jews--Music.

Ethnic music recordings--Morocco.

Ethnic music recordings, Jewish--Morocco.

Local Subjects:

Ethnic music recordings--Morocco.

Ethnic music recordings, Jewish--Morocco.

Genre:

Music.

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (28 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Other Title:

Music of the Jews of Morocco

Title on container : Maroḳo

Place of Publication:

Teaneck, NJ : Ergo Media Home Video, [1994]

Language Note:

Sung in Hebrew or Berber, with English subtitles.

System Details:

VHS - NTSC.

analog

magnetic

VHS

NTSC

Summary:

Film traces the history and evolution of Moroccan Jewish culture. Focus is on the unique musical and poetic forms which arise when tunes are borrowed from Arab neighboring countries and are set to Hebrew texts.

Participant:

Narrator, Martin Bookspan.

Credits:

Director of photography, Nili Aslan ; performers, Shlomo Bar and Habrera Hativit Ensemble ; Joseph Chetrit, director of Tsfon Maarav Ensemble ; Yeshua Azulay and Ensemble ; David Edri, Sammi Almugrabi, Malka Bahbot, Yehiel Haliwa, Jacob Azerad, Maurice Azerad.

Notes:

Originally produced in 1993.

"A comprehensive documentary series on Jewish music."--Container.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward J. Lewis Book Fund.

ISBN:

1560821264

OCLC:

32056954

Publisher Number:

795 Ergo Media