Playing Across a Divide Israeli-Palestinian Musical Encounters

Name: Playing Across a Divide Israeli-Palestinian Musical Encounters
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ISBN: 9780195395945

ISBN-10: 0195395948

ISBN-13: 9780195395945

Edition: 2009

Authors: Benjamin Brinner

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In the last decade of the twentieth century and on into the twenty-first, Israelis and Palestinians saw the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords, the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the escalation of suicide bombings and retaliations in the region. During this tumultuous time, numerous collaborations between Israeli and Palestinian musicians coalesced into a significant musical scene informed by these extremesof hope and despair on both national and personal levels. Following the bands Bustan Abraham and Alei Hazayit from their creation and throughout their careers, as well as the collaborative projects of Israeli…

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List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/21/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English




Setting the Stage



First Encounters



Arab Musicians in Israel and the West Bank



Israeli Musical Life



Musicians, Bands, Networks



Alei Hazayit



Bustan Abraham



Two Bands, Two Interactive Musical Networks



Yair Dalai



A Larger Network—The Ethnic Music Scene in Israel



New Forms of Musical Expression



Musical Mixtures—Fusion of Styles and Styles of Fusion



Bustan Abraham's Approaches to Composition and Improvisation



Roots and Routes



Representations of Place and Time



Roots in the Past, Routes to the Future


Audio Recordings


Glossary


References


Index