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Mount Tabor and the Sea of Galilee

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Moshe Morad visits Israel to find out how the country's diverse ethnic makeup influences its music. Including coffee-grinding music of Bedouins on Mount Tabor and Palestinian rap group Dam.

Moshe Morad visited Israel to find out how the country's diverse ethnic makeup influences its music.

He recorded the coffee-grinding music of Bedouins on Mount Tabor, and attended a Peace Festival by the Sea of Galilee where he met world music diva Noa and Palestinian rap group Dam. Plus an introduction to central bus station music, and a session from chart-topping Ethiopians in Tel Aviv.

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Sat 20 Aug 2005 15:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music and featured items

  • Jaffa’s clock-tower square.

    Moshe Morad introduces the programme from Jaffa’s clock-tower square.

    Duration: 02:03

  • Idan Reichel.

    Moshe Morad with Idan Reichel, Israel’s world music star.

    Duration: 10:57

  • Music Played

    • Idan Raichel

      Hinach Yafa

    • Kabra and Avi from the Idan Reichel project

      Ayal Ayale

    • Idan Raichel

      Ayal Ayale – album version.

  • Idan Reichel's album.

    Idan Reichel talks about his new album project and plays a track.

    Duration: 04:27

  • Music Played

    • Idan Raichel

      Im Tehpetsa

  • The Sea of Galilee.

    Moshe visits the location of the biblical story where Jesus walked on water.

    Duration: 01:53

  • The Shibli Bedouin tribe

    Moshe visits a tent on mount Tabor with the head of the Shibli Bedouin tribe.

    Duration: 09:21

  • Music Played

    • Shibli Bedouins

      Traditional Bedouin wedding music

      • BBC recording on location.

    • Shibli Bedouins

      Traditional Bedouin music

      • BBC recording on location.

  • The peace festival at Galilee.

    Moshe visits the peace festival on the shores of the sea of Galilee.

    Duration: 07:51

  • Music Played

    • Noa

      Mishaela

      • BBC recording on location.

  • Arab/Palestinian rapper Tamer.

    Moshe with Arab/Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafer and his hip hop band DAM.

    Duration: 05:20

  • Music Played

    • DAM

      Palestinian Rap

  • The Arabic orchestra of Nazareth.

    The Arabic orchestra of Nazareth in a special session in the World Routes studio.

    Duration: 11:18

  • Music Played

    • Musicians of the Arabic Orchestra of Nazareth

      In the steps of my lover

      • BBC recording on location.

    • Lubna and the Arabic Orchestra of Nazareth

      Arabic song

      • BBC recording on location.

  • “the queen of oriental music”

    Moshe with “the queen of oriental music” (aka “bus station music”) in a rare interview.

    Duration: 05:13

  • Music Played

    • Zehava Ben

      Melech Amiti

      • BBC recording on location.

    • Zehava Ben

      Mal'ach Yalda

      • BBC recording on location.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Nov 2004 15:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 20 Aug 2005 15:00
    BBC Radio 3

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