A Magical Substance Flows Into Me

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Robert Lachmann was a German-Jewish ethnomusicologist. In the 1930s, his radio show "Oriental Music" explored the musical traditions of Palestine and included regular live performances by musicians from different ethnic and religious groups. Inspired by Lachmann’s musicological studies, Palestinian artist Jumana Manna travels through Israel and the Palestinian territories of today with recordings from the programme. What do these songs sound like now when performed by Moroccan, Kurdish, or Yemenite Jews, by Samaritans, members of the urban and rural Palestinian communities, Bedouins and Coptic Christians?

Country:

Palestinian Territory

Genre:

Documentary,

Music,

History

Duration:

68 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Jumana Manna

Cast:
Crew:
Jumana Manna

Director

Katrin Ebersohn

Editor

Jumana Manna

Editor

Polly Staple

Executive Producer

Daniel Kedem

Director of Photography