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Thread #4913   Message #186069
Posted By: Crowhugger
28-Feb-00 - 06:05 AM
Thread Name: The World's Oldest Folk Song?
Subject: RE: Oldest folk
I'm just guessing, but maybe the oldest music that's still being sung is from the Torah. I know diddley about the Jewish tradition beyond the visible things like kosher food/dishes and yarmulkas (sp?), but one example would be the Pesach ceremony, which has been sung since there was a reason to celebrate it. Surely the cantors were singing something before that?

Can someone with more than a passing knowledge help me out here?


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