Brinner, Benjamin - Playing across a Divide: Playing across a Divide

Playing Across A Divide considers the circumstances and networks that nourished Israeli-Palestinian musical collaborations from 1991 to 2003, analyzing innovative musical syntheses. It proposes that linking networks of Jewish and Arab musicians, creating new musical expression, and enacting culturally productive musical alliances offer models for mutually beneficial coexistence.

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CONTENTS

Part 1: Setting the Stage
1. . First Encounters
2. . Arab Musicians in Israel and the West Bank
3. . Israeli Musical Life
Part 2: Musicians, Bands, Network
4. . Alei Hazayit
5. Bustan Abraham
6. Interaction in Two Small Networks
7. Riding the Peace Train - Yair Dalal
8. A Larger Network - The Ethnic Music Scene in Israel
Part 3: New Forms of Musical Expression
9. Musical Mixtures -Fusion of Styles and Styles of Fusion
10. Composition, Improvisation, Performance
Part 4: Roots & Routes
11. Representations of Place and Time
12. Roots in the Past, Routes to the Future
References
Discography
Videography
List of figures
Audio Recordings
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