Morasha: Traditional Jewish Musical Heritage

Biblical chanting, prayers, holy and profane songs, tunes for the Sabbath, feasts and Holy Days—these largely vocal "authentic songs" were collected by Dr. Amnon Shiloah from highly accomplished, non-professional musicians. "Morasha" means "heritage."

Track Listing

101	Lemee zot nirshemet (To Whom That Inscription) / Elohim Chay (God That Lives) - Casablanca, Morocco	Ch. Dayan, Y. Sabagh, A. Ben-Loulou, and M. Cohen	03:16
102	Mujer Ia mi Mujer (Wife Oh My Wife) - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	L. Attias	02:05
103	Psalm No. 133 / Peace from Heaven - Aleppo, Syria	N. Shalom, M. Chalfon, M. Ner-Goan, M. Boso, and M. Tivoni	04:57
104	Rahhibu bildayf (Welcome to the Guest) - Manakha, Yemen	The Danoch Sisters	02:40
105	Song of the Henna - al-Gades, Yemen	Lea Meshulam and female singers	03:18
106	Thou Art the God of Gods (Song for the Circumcision Ceremony) - Tunis, Tunisia	E. Gez, S. Nataf, Y. Douiev, and P. Bucharis	01:37
107	Shir Tahfif (Song for Hair Cutting) - Morocco	Perlette Derry	02:17
108	Song of the Angels (Excerpt)	Samaritans in pilgrimage to Mt. Gerizim during Shavuot festival	02:22
109	Song of Mourning, for Those Who Fell During the Battle of Jerusalem	Sa'ada Zubeiri	02:33
110	Yaqul Abu Salem (Says Abu Salem) - Habban, Yemen	Two groups of Habbani Jewish women, South Yemen	02:15
201	Love Song - Turkey	Rivka Takledil	02:44
202	Make Us Stronger O God, May We Sing Thy Might Daily, Restore Our Health Quickly - Casablanca, Morocco	Chaim Dayan	03:28
203	Song About the Aliyah (Emigration to Israel)	Yehudit Dan	01:34
204	Song of Maimunah - Southern Morocco	Moroccan Jewish women in Jerusalem	02:31
205	I Will Sing Thy Might - Damascus, Syria	Chaim Bouzali and Moshe Lati	02:41
206	Rooster Song - Sa'ada, Yemen	Sa'ada Saadi	02:33
207	The Heroic Feats of Hamu Museo - Kurdistan	M. Sasson and D. Barazini	02:48
208	Una Noche (On a Moonlit Night) - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	L. Attias	01:23
209	Assalak ya Auhaj Alguzlan (I Ask You, O You the Nicest of Gazelles!) - Manahah, Yemen	Menachem Arussi	04:51