Label: Folkways Records – FE 4480
Series: Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4480
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Field Recording
Captivating late 50s recordings of the Druze people, with booklet. (VG++)
This 1957 release, recorded in Israel, features the music of the Druze people, which is fundamentally Arabic in character. The liner notes provide an explanation of its characteristics, such as its scale system, the maqam’at, and rhythmic modes, iqa’at, as well as notation for the tracks and translations of lyrics. Selections include classical oud music, Bedouin songs, eulogies, and wedding music.
Tracklist
A1 'Ud Music
A2 Welcome Song
A3 Love Song
A4 Song Of Eulogy
A5 Songs Of Praise And Joy
A6 Song Of Eulogy
A7 Arab Wedding Music
A8 Bedouin Song
A9 Song Of Grief
B1 Folk Song
B2 Song Of Longing
B3 Druse Double Reed And Voices
B4 Druse Wedding Song
B5 Druse Festival
