‘We searched for ladies over 70’: on the trail of Jordan’s forgotten folk music
The Guardian -

An arts organisation has been seeking out and recording the region’s traditional music and is teaching the lyrics to young singersIn the Jordanian town of Tafilah, a six-year-old boy softly hummed a song. His family were astonished, and his 82-year-old great-grandmother, Jawaher Al Ahmad, overheard and began to cry. She asked the child who had taught him the “hajini”, or Bedouin folk song, and said: “The last time I heard that song was at my wedding.”Her great-grandson, Ahmad, had learned the...

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