
RobertLachmannwasaGerman-Jewishethnomusicologist.Inthe1930s,hisradioshow"OrientalMusic"exploredthemusicaltraditionsofPalestineandincludedregularliveperformancesbymusiciansfromdifferentethnicandreligiousgroups.<br/> InspiredbyLachmann’smusicologicalstudies,PalestinianartistJumanaMannatravelsthroughIsraelandthePalestinianterritoriesoftodaywithrecordingsfromtheprogramme.WhatdothesesongssoundlikenowwhenperformedbyMoroccan,Kurdish,orYemeniteJews,bySamaritans,membersoftheurbanandruralPalestiniancommunities,BedouinsandCopticChristians?<br/> Whenatruefascinationforhistorymeetsthesoundsoftherababa,thesaz,theoudandtincans,aculturaldiversityemergesthatsubvertsthedistinctionbetween"Arab"and"Jewish".Therearenonationalbordershere,onlydifferentkitchenswherepeoplemakemusictogether–withtheirguests,whilecooking,whilesomeonemakesthecoffee.Untilthemusicbecomessoinfectiousyoucan’thelpbutdancealong.berlinale2016